stingy
gb/stˈɪnd͡ʒi/ us/stˈɪnd͡ʒi/
B2
英语
fukar, szűkmarkú, szűkös, csekély
B2
1
用法模式：
[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.
学习者例句
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.
常见错误：
Do not confuse stingy with stinky (bad smell).
含义
unwilling to spend money
搭配
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
近义词
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.)
反义词
generous (Willing to give or spend freely.)
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free-spending (Spends money readily, sometimes too readily.)
主题
money
|personality
|social_life
释义
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
用法模式：
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.
学习者例句
The portion was stingy.
Az adag szűkös volt.
They offered a stingy amount of help.
Csak csekély segítséget ajánlottak fel.
常见错误：
This use describes the amount given (a stingy portion), not a person’s character.
含义
too small or insufficient amount
搭配
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
近义词
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.)
反义词
ample (More than enough.)
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generous (Larger than expected; given freely.)
主题
food
|daily_life
|quantity
释义
not enough; smaller than expected
Smaller or less generous than expected; providing too little of something.
语法
词典原形
stingy
IPA
GB/stˈɪnd͡ʒi/
US/stˈɪnd͡ʒi/
音节与重音
stingy （1 个音节）
Stress on 1st syllable (stingy)
词形变化
Adjective
- Base: stingy
- Comparative: stingier
- Superlative: stingiest
相关表达
stingy with [something]
1/stˈɪnd͡ʒi wˈɪθ sˈʌmθɪŋ/
fixed phrase
not generous in giving something
not giving much of something
例句
- 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.
学习者例句
- 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
例句
- 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.
学习者例句
- He was stingy with the truth.