adjective🔗Share吝啬，小气 Miserly; excessively cheap."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。charactervalueattitudeeconomyfinanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share匮乏，贫乏. Not bountiful; thin; scant."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。economyfinanceconditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share贫困的，拮据的 Impoverished; wanting for money."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。economyconditionfinanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
