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be stingy with sth
He is stingy with his money.
他对钱很吝啬。
吝啬的；小气的
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吝啬的；小气的
Not generous; unwilling to spend or give.
He is stingy with his money.
他对钱很吝啬。
指人舍不得花钱或分享。
不愿花费、给予或分享；吝啬；小气。
Unwilling to spend, give, or share; ungenerous; mean.
不愿意花费
unwilling to spend
少量、不足、贫乏的。
Small, scant, meager, insufficient.
在数量、质量或程度上不足的
deficient in amount or quality or extent
My grandfather is too stingy to turn on the heating in winter.
我爷爷太小气了，冬天都舍不得开暖气。
AI contextual example
The landlord was stingy about fixing the leaking tap, always delaying the repairs.
房东对修漏水的水龙头很吝啬，总是拖延修理。
AI contextual example
Don't be so stingy with your time; help your younger brother with his homework.
别对自己的时间那么小气；帮你弟弟辅导一下功课吧。
AI contextual example
she practices economy without being stingy
她讲究节约,但从不吝啬。
WordNet
He is stingy with his money.
他对钱很吝啬。
She is stingy about sharing her food.
她在分享食物方面很小气。
They are stingy in giving donations.
他们在捐款上很吝啬。
Not this
He is a stinky person.
Use this
He is a stingy person.
Stinky 和 stingy 拼写相近但意思不同：stinky 意为“臭的”，stingy 意为“吝啬的”。学习者容易混淆这两个词，导致误用。
Not this
He is a stingy.
Use this
He is stingy.
Stingy 是形容词，不能直接跟在冠词 a 后面作名词使用。正确的形容词用法是直接作表语，不加冠词。
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联想"sting"（刺），吝啬鬼被刺到都不肯掏钱，好像钱比命还重要。
语域：informal 常见场景：informal conversation、character description stingy 多为非正式用词，常出现在日常对话或批评某人吝啬的场合。
常与介词 with 或 about 连用，表示在某方面吝啬。
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