be ungenerous to sb
表示对人吝啬或不慷慨。
She was ungenerous to her employees.
她对员工很吝啬。
吝啬；不大方
不慷慨的；吝啬的。；胸襟狭窄的；不大方的；吝啬的
不慷慨的；吝啬的。
Not generous; stingy.
He was ungenerous with his time, always leaving meetings early.
他在时间上很吝啬，总是提前离开会议。
用法提示：形容词 ungenerous 表示“吝啬的”，此处与 with 连用，说明对时间不大方。
The restaurant served ungenerous portions, so we left hungry.
那家餐厅给的份量很少，我们离开时还饿着肚子。
用法提示：形容词 ungenerous 作定语修饰 portions，意为“分量不足的、吝啬的”。
She made an ungenerous offer for the old bicycle, far below its value.
她对那辆旧自行车出了个很低的价，远低于它的价值。
用法提示：形容词 ungenerous 修饰 offer，表示“吝啬的、不大方的出价”。
表示对人吝啬或不慷慨。
She was ungenerous to her employees.
她对员工很吝啬。
表示在某方面吝啬，不愿分享。
He is ungenerous with his time.
他在时间上很吝啬。
用于评论某人的行为显得不够宽容。
It was ungenerous of him to criticize her efforts.
他批评她的努力显得心胸狭窄。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is ungenerous for sharing his knowledge.
正确表达He is ungenerous in sharing his knowledge.
汉语干扰，'for' 对应 '对于'，但 'ungenerous' 后应用 'in' 表示在某方面吝啬。
grammar · medium
易错句子His ungenerous surprised everyone.
正确表达His ungenerousness surprised everyone.
'ungenerous' 是形容词，不可作主语；应使用名词形式 'ungenerousness'。
stingy偏重在金钱上的吝啬，而ungenerous更常指精神上的不大方或胸襟狭窄。
mean既可指吝啬也可指刻薄，但ungenerous更强调不够宽宏大量。
petty指对小事的过分在意，ungenerous强调缺乏慷慨大方。
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