penurious

penurious读音音标

英 [pəˈnjʊəriəs]

美 [pəˈnʊriəs]

penurious意思解释

adj.

贫穷的，赤贫的；

吝啬的；

英英释义

adj.

not having enough money to pay for necessities

同义词：hard upimpecuniousin straitened circumstances(p)pennilesspinched

excessively unwilling to spend

\"lived in a most penurious manner--denying himself every indulgence\"

同义词：parsimonious

双语例句

用作形容词(adj.)Raised on a hog farm in Hunan Province, she laughs off the penurious ways of her parents and grandparents.李小姐在湖南省的一家养猪场长大，她嘲笑祖父母及父母吝啬的生活方式。