niggardly
niggardly 英 [ˈnɪgədli] 美 [ˈnɪgərdli]
adj. 小气的；很少量的 adv. 小气地；很少量地
- While this looks like a certain racial slur, it's really just a way of saying meager, stingy or ungenerous. If you get a niggardly share of cake, it means someone gave you a very small piece.
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- adj. 小气的；很少量的
- adv. 小气地；很少量地
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1. You might regard the soil as your enemy because it yields reluctantly a niggardly subsistence.
如果你视土地为敌人，因为它吝啬小气，仅能饱腹。
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2. The PRC government is never niggardly with the most courteous reception to their “old friends”.
在接待老朋友方面，中国政府极度大方，从不吝啬。
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3. The niggardly husband never gave her enough money for food.
小气的丈夫从不给她足够的钱买食品。
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