niggard

niggard读音音标

英[\\\'nɪgəd]

美[ˈnɪɡəd]

基本意思释义

n.小气的人，吝啬鬼; 小气鬼

短语及实用例句

Don\'t expect that niggard to invite you to dinner.

别指望那个吝啬鬼会请你吃饭.

《简明英汉词典》

The niggard contributed little to them.

这个吝啬鬼几乎就没捐钱给他们.

《简明英汉词典》

Never have we seen such a niggard like him!

象他这样的小气鬼我们何时见过?

辞典例句

Nature is prodigal in variety, but niggard in innovation.

自然界虽富于变化却吝于革新.

辞典例句

What magnanimous is not the Dao but the man. A niggard cannot do it.

话多是虚荣的迹象,因为在用词上过分大方的人在做事上却是个小气鬼.

What is magnanimous is not the Dao but the man. A niggard cannot do it.

大气的不是刀,是人, 这样的能收入袋子,小气是做不来的.

英英释义

Noun

1. a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend