niggardly
音標發(fā)音
- 英式音標 [?n?ɡ.?d.li]
- 美式音標 [?n?ɡ.?d.li]
- 國際音標 ['niɡ?dli]
- 英式發(fā)音
- 美式發(fā)音
基本解釋
- adj. 吝嗇的，小氣的；不值錢的；貧乏的，不足的；很少的，少量的；不佳的；微薄的
- adv. 吝嗇地，小氣地；很少量地
同根派生
- adj性質的同根詞
- niggard：小氣的；吝嗇的。
- n性質的同根詞
- niggard：吝嗇鬼。
- vi性質的同根詞
- niggle：拘泥小節(jié)；為瑣事費時；挑剔。
- niggard：吝嗇地對待。
- vt性質的同根詞
- niggle：小氣地給…；玩忽。
- niggard：行事吝嗇。
英漢例句
- Forced by hunger, he worked for the most niggardly pay.
為饑餓所迫, 他為極少的工資而工作. - He is niggardly of money.
他用錢吝嗇. - Officials say the EU, which is supposed to provide most of the food needs, is being particularly niggardly.
官員們說應該提供所需的大部分食品的歐盟現(xiàn)在特別小氣。 - Officials say the EU, which is supposed to provide most of the food needs, is being particularly niggardly.
官員們說應該提供所需的大部分食品的歐盟現(xiàn)在特別小氣。 - He is niggardly of money.
他用錢吝嗇.
詞組短語
- niggardly marketingj 小器的
- niggardly advertisementj 鄙吝的
- starve niggardly 勉強地挨餓
- niggardly proposwoulsj 慳吝的
- a niggardly old miser 吝嗇的守財奴
短語
英英字典
- slight in amount, quality, or effort
- If you describe someone as niggardly, you are criticizing them because they do not give or provide much of something.