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penurious

/pəˈnjʊəriəs/ /pɪˈnjʊəriəs/

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adjective

吝啬，小气

Miserly; excessively cheap.

Examples :

"The old man died a penurious wretch; eighty-thousand dollars in the mattress and as many holes in the roof."

那个老头儿抠抠搜搜了一辈子，死得真可怜——床垫底下藏着八万块钱，屋顶却破得跟筛子一样。

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adjective

匮乏，贫乏.

Not bountiful; thin; scant.

Examples :

"The penurious stew would have been more accurately labelled broth."

这稀汤寡水的炖菜，其实叫清汤更合适。

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adjective

贫困的，拮据的

Impoverished; wanting for money.

Examples :

"The poor penurious horde, naught in the cooking pot and naught in the belly."

这些穷苦的人们身无分文，锅里空空如也，肚子里也空空如也。

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