miserly

/ˈmaɪ.zə(ɹ).li/

Meanings

adjective

吝啬，小气

Like a miser; very covetous; cautious with money

Examples :

"Mr. Thompson, despite being wealthy, was miserly and always turned off the lights to save electricity. "

汤普森先生明明很有钱，却非常吝啬小气，总是关灯来省电。

Related Words

cautious adjective

/ˈkɔːʃəs/

小心，谨慎。

"He took a few cautious steps toward the cave."

他小心翼翼地朝洞穴走了几步。

covetous adjective

/ˈkʌvətəs/

贪婪的，觊觎的。

"The student was covetous of his classmate's new, expensive calculator, wishing he could have one too. "

这个学生非常眼红他同学新买的昂贵计算器，想着自己要是有就好了。

being noun

/ˈbiːɪŋ/ /ˈbiŋ/

生物，生命体

"The being in the classroom was quiet today. "

今天教室里的那个生物很安静。

turned verb

/tɜːnd/ /tɝnd/

转弯，拐弯

"The car turned left at the intersection. "

汽车在十字路口向左转弯了。

always adverb

/ˈɔː(l).weɪz/ /ˈɔl.weɪz/

总是，一直，始终。

"Airplanes did not always exist as a form of transportation."

飞机作为一种交通工具，并不是一直都存在的。

lights noun

/laɪts/

光，光线。

"As you can see, this spacious dining-room gets a lot of light in the mornings."

正如你所见，这间宽敞的餐厅早上能照进很多阳光。

miser noun

/ˈmaɪzə(ɹ)/

守财奴，吝啬鬼。

"Old Mr. Peterson was known as a miser because he never bought new clothes and always ate the cheapest food, even though he was very wealthy. "

老彼得森先生被认为是个守财奴/吝啬鬼，因为他明明很有钱，却从来不买新衣服，总是吃最便宜的食物。

like noun

/laɪk/

喜爱之物，喜欢的东西。

"Tell me your likes and dislikes."

告诉我你喜欢和不喜欢的东西。

electricity noun

/ɪˌlɛkˈtɹɪsɪti/ /iˌlɛkˈtɹɪsɪti/

电力，电。

"The electricity bill was unusually high this month, likely due to the many electronics running in the house. "

这个月的电费异常高，可能是因为家里很多电器都在运行。

money noun

/ˈmʌni/

钱，货币

"The government uses money to pay teachers' salaries. "

政府使用钱，这种具有法律和社会约束力的财富凭证，来支付教师的工资。 (Zhèngfǔ shǐyòng qián, zhè zhǒng jùyǒu fǎlǜ hé shèhuì yuēshù lì de cáifù píngzhèng, lái zhīfù jiàoshī de gōngzī.)

despite noun

/dɪˈspaɪt/

鄙视，蔑视，憎恨

"Despite her parents' disapproval, Sarah pursued her dream of becoming a musician. "

尽管遭到父母的鄙视，莎拉还是追求了成为音乐家的梦想。(Jǐnguǎn zāodào fùmǔ de bǐshì, Shā lā háishì zhuīqiú le chéngwéi yīnyuèjiā de mèngxiǎng.)

wealthy noun

/ˈwɛl.θi/

富人，有钱人。

"The wealthy businessman donated a large sum of money to the school. "

那位富有的商人向学校捐赠了一大笔钱。