niggardly
音标发音
- 英式音标 [ˈnɪɡ.əd.li]
- 美式音标 [ˈnɪɡ.ɚd.li]
- 国际音标 ['niɡədli]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- adj. 吝啬的，小气的；不值钱的；贫乏的，不足的；很少的，少量的；不佳的；微薄的
- adv. 吝啬地，小气地；很少量地
同根派生
- adj性质的同根词
- niggard：小气的；吝啬的。
- n性质的同根词
- niggard：吝啬鬼。
- vi性质的同根词
- niggle：拘泥小节；为琐事费时；挑剔。
- niggard：吝啬地对待。
- vt性质的同根词
- niggle：小气地给…；玩忽。
- niggard：行事吝啬。
英汉例句
- Forced by hunger, he worked for the most niggardly pay.
为饥饿所迫, 他为极少的工资而工作. - He is niggardly of money.
他用钱吝啬. - Officials say the EU, which is supposed to provide most of the food needs, is being particularly niggardly.
官员们说应该提供所需的大部分食品的欧盟现在特别小气。 - Officials say the EU, which is supposed to provide most of the food needs, is being particularly niggardly.
官员们说应该提供所需的大部分食品的欧盟现在特别小气。 - He is niggardly of money.
他用钱吝啬.
词组短语
- niggardly marketingj 小器的
- niggardly advertisementj 鄙吝的
- starve niggardly 勉强地挨饿
- niggardly proposwoulsj 悭吝的
- a niggardly old miser 吝啬的守财奴
短语
英英字典
- slight in amount, quality, or effort
- If you describe someone as niggardly, you are criticizing them because they do not give or provide much of something.