niggard

英['nɪgəd] 美['nɪgəd]
  • n. 吝啬鬼
  • adj. 小气的;吝啬的
GRE
Noun:
  1. a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend

1. Don't expect that niggard to invite you to dinner.
别指望那个吝啬鬼会请你吃饭.

来自《简明英汉词典》

2. The niggard contributed little to them.
这个吝啬鬼几乎就没捐钱给他们.

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. Never have we seen such a niggard like him!
象他这样的小气鬼我们何时见过?

来自辞典例句

4. Nature is prodigal in variety, but niggard in innovation.
自然界虽富于变化却吝于革新.

来自辞典例句

5. What magnanimous is not the Dao but the man. A niggard cannot do it.
话多是虚荣的迹象,因为在用词上过分大方的人在做事上却是个小气鬼.

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    用作名词 (n.)
    1. The niggard contributed little to them.
      这个吝啬鬼几乎就没捐钱给他们。

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