penurious

英[pə'njʊəriəs] 美[pə'nʊriəs]
  • adj. 吝啬的;缺乏的;贫困的
  • penuche n.(=panocha)粗糖;红糖糖果
  • penuchle n.一种纸牌游戏
  • penult n.语尾倒数第二音节
  • penultima n.[语]尾倒数第二音节;倒数第二个
  • penumbra n.半阴影;边缘部分
Adjective:
  1. not having enough money to pay for necessities

  2. excessively unwilling to spend;

    "parsimonious thrift relieved by few generous impulses"
    "lived in a most penurious manner--denying himself every indulgence"

1. One penurious year, my parents used Swiss cheese plant.
经济拮据的一年, 我父母曾用绳状藤来代替圣诞树.

来自互联网

2. One penurious year, my parents used a Swiss cheese plant.
在经济拮据的一年, 我父母曾用绳状藤来代替圣诞树.

来自互联网

    用作形容词 (adj.)
    1. Raised on a hog farm in Hunan Province, she laughs off the penurious ways of her parents and grandparents.
      李小姐在湖南省的一家养猪场长大,她嘲笑祖父母及父母吝啬的生活方式。

penurious的相关资料:

【邻近词汇】