Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #33295
stingy
吝啬的；小气的
Not generous; unwilling to spend or give.
指人舍不得花钱或分享。
- 1.
Unwilling to spend, give, or share; ungenerous; mean.
不愿花费、给予或分享；吝啬；小气。
- 2.
unwilling to spend
不愿意花费
- 3.
Small, scant, meager, insufficient.
少量、不足、贫乏的。
- 4.
deficient in amount or quality or extent
在数量、质量或程度上不足的
微薄的；不足的；不愿花费、给予或分享；吝啬；小气。；不愿意花费；少量、不足、贫乏的。；在数量、质量或程度上不足的
In use
My grandfather is too stingy to turn on the heating in winter.
The landlord was stingy about fixing the leaking tap, always delaying the repairs.
Don't be so stingy with your time; help your younger brother with his homework.
she practices economy without being stingy
be stingy with sth
He is stingy with his money.
他对钱很吝啬。
be stingy about sth
She is stingy about sharing her food.
她在分享食物方面很小气。
be stingy in doing sth
Connections
Synonyms
- miserly
- 吝啬的 · 比stingy语气更强，常含贬义
- tightfisted
- 小气的 · 非正式，口语常用，语气强烈
- parsimonious
- 过度节俭的 · 正式用语，常用于书面或批评
- cheap
- 抠门的 · 非正式，略带贬义，指不愿为他人花钱
Antonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想"sting"（刺），吝啬鬼被刺到都不肯掏钱，好像钱比命还重要。
Context & Register
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。
Grammar Note
常与介词 with 或 about 连用，表示在某方面吝啬。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words like 'ring', 'sing', 'wing', and 'king' share a similar ending sound with 'stingy', but 'stingy' has a different pronunciation.
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