Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #33295
stingy
吝啬的；小气的
核心释义
指人舍不得花钱或分享。
Not generous; unwilling to spend or give.
- 1.
不愿花费、给予或分享；吝啬；小气。
Unwilling to spend, give, or share; ungenerous; mean.
- 2.
不愿意花费
unwilling to spend
- 3.
少量、不足、贫乏的。
Small, scant, meager, insufficient.
- 4.
在数量、质量或程度上不足的
deficient in amount or quality or extent
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
用法In use
My grandfather is too stingy to turn on the heating in winter.
用法提示：stingy 作表语，后接不定式，表示因小气而不愿做某事。
The landlord was stingy about fixing the leaking tap, always delaying the repairs.
用法提示：stingy 作表语，后接介词 about，表示在某事上吝啬。
Don't be so stingy with your time; help your younger brother with his homework.
用法提示：stingy 作表语，后接介词 with，表示在分享某物上小气。
she practices economy without being stingy
be stingy with sth
He is stingy with his money.
他对钱很吝啬。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- stingy with money
- 在钱上很吝啬
- He's so stingy with money that he never picks up the bill.他在钱上非常小气，从不主动买单。
- too stingy to
- 太小气而不愿……
- She was too stingy to buy herself a decent coat.她太小气了，连件像样的外套都不舍得给自己买。
- stingy with praise
- 吝于表扬
- The coach is stingy with praise, even after a big win.这位教练吝于表扬，即使大胜之后也是如此。
- notoriously stingy
- 出了名的小气
- The company is notoriously stingy with holiday bonuses.这家公司在节日奖金方面出了名的小气。
- a stingy portion
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧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。
语境与语域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。
语法说明Grammar Note
常与介词 with 或 about 连用，表示在某方面吝啬。
发音与拼写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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