stingy
gb/stˈɪnd͡ʒi/ us/stˈɪnd͡ʒi/
B2
영어
fukar, szűkmarkú, szűkös, csekély
B2
1
사용 패턴：
[someone] is stingy (about/with money)
He’s so stingy that he never tips at restaurants.
Annyira fukar, hogy az éttermekben soha nem ad borravalót.
She’s not rich, but she’s stingy about lending money.
Nem gazdag, de fukar, amikor pénzt kell kölcsönadni.
People complained that the company was stingy with pay raises.
학습자용 예문
He is stingy with money.
Fukar a pénzzel.
Don’t be stingy—buy a drink for your friend.
Ne légy fukar, hívd meg a barátodat egy italra.
자주 하는 실수：
Do not confuse stingy with stinky (bad smell).
뜻
unwilling to spend money
연어
stingy with money
|stingy about money
|stingy tipper
|stingy with tips
|stingy landlord
|stingy boss
|stingy millionaire
|stingy shopper
|stingy with donations
|stingy when it comes to money
유의어
miserly (Stronger and more judgmental; suggests extreme unwillingness to spend.)
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cheap (More informal; can also mean low price, so context matters.)
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tight-fisted (Emphasizes refusing to part with money.)
반의어
generous (Willing to give or spend freely.)
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free-spending (Spends money readily, sometimes too readily.)
주제
money
|personality
|social_life
정의
not wanting to spend money or give money to others
Unwilling to spend money or give it to other people; not generous with money.
B2
2
사용 패턴：
a stingy [portion/serving/amount]
They served a stingy portion of pasta for the price.
Ennyi pénzért elég szűkös adag tésztát szolgáltak fel.
The benefits package includes only a stingy amount of vacation time.
A juttatási csomag csak nagyon kevés szabadságnapot tartalmaz.
He gave a stingy apology and quickly changed the subject.
학습자용 예문
The portion was stingy.
Az adag szűkös volt.
They offered a stingy amount of help.
Csak csekély segítséget ajánlottak fel.
자주 하는 실수：
This use describes the amount given (a stingy portion), not a person’s character.
뜻
too small or insufficient amount
연어
a stingy portion
|a stingy serving
|a stingy amount
|a stingy helping
|a stingy slice
|stingy portions
|stingy benefits
|stingy pay rise
|stingy salary increase
|stingy allowance
유의어
meager (Neutral to formal; emphasizes that the amount is disappointingly small.)
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scant (Slightly more formal; emphasizes barely enough.)
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skimpy (More informal; often suggests unfairness or lack of effort.)
반의어
ample (More than enough.)
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generous (Larger than expected; given freely.)
주제
food
|daily_life
|quantity
정의
not enough; smaller than expected
Smaller or less generous than expected; providing too little of something.
문법
기본형
stingy
IPA
GB/stˈɪnd͡ʒi/
US/stˈɪnd͡ʒi/
음절 및 강세
stingy （1음절）
Stress on 1st syllable (stingy)
활용형
Adjective
- Base: stingy
- Comparative: stingier
- Superlative: stingiest
표현
stingy with [something]
1/stˈɪnd͡ʒi wˈɪθ sˈʌmθɪŋ/
fixed phrase
not generous in giving something
not giving much of something
예문
- He’s stingy with compliments, even when people do a great job.
- The guide was stingy with details about what would happen next.
- Don’t be stingy with the cheese—add a little more.
학습자용 예문
- My manager is stingy with praise.
- Please don’t be stingy with information.
stingy with the truth
1/stˈɪnd͡ʒi wˈɪθ ðə tɹˈuθ/
fixed phrase
not fully honest or open
not telling the whole truth
예문
- I think he’s being stingy with the truth about where the money went.
- The company was stingy with the truth in its public statement.
학습자용 예문
- He was stingy with the truth.