miserly

Don't spoil things by being miserly.

不要由于小气吝啬而坏事。

It would turn the government into a miserly provider of pensions and health insurance.

这项计划将把政府变成养老金和医疗保险的吝啬提供者。

He was a miserly wretch who grudged us food to eat, and clothes to wear

他是个吝啬的坏蛋，他克扣我们的伙食和穿衣

A miserly father makes a prodigal son.

老子守财奴,儿子败家子.

A miserly father make a prodigal son.

守财奴生败家子.

Alas for labels and artists, however, their payout is miserly.

然而，这样音乐公司和歌手的收入就杯具了。

He left a miserly tip.

他留下一点吝啬的小费.

We were offered a miserly 4% pay rise.

我们的工资只涨了可怜的4%。

She's so miserly that she won't give anything to anyone.

她如此吝啬,不给任何人任何东西.

Her father is very rich and miserly.

他父亲很富有,可也很吝啬.

Arguments about stimulus generate much more heat than light; even apparently miserly Germany has committed to a large stimulus programme.

有关刺激方案的争论，所带来的是更多的激烈情绪，而不是光明；即便是表面吝啬的德国，也已承诺出台一项大规模刺激方案。

He is more miserly than economical.

5与其说他很节省,不如说他很小气.

He is wise and miserly and you cannot skin him out of money.

他既聪明又小气,你从他那里是根本骗不到钱的.

She muttered something to herself about penny-pinching miserly old men.

她喃喃自语地抱怨那些小气的老守财奴。

Miserly enough to conserve battery life to a maximum degree

十分省电，可以最大限度地延长电池寿命

Being a student today with miserly grants and limited career prospects is difficult.

现今，做一名补助金少得可怜、职业前景渺茫的学生非常不容易。

He is miserly with both his time and his money.

他对时间和金钱都很吝啬。

A miserly gentleman stalked right past the doorman without tipping him.

一位吝啬的先生大摇大摆地从服务员身边径直走过而没有给小费。

He is so miserly he won't buy things he relly needs.

他是个守财奴,连自己确实需要的东西都舍不得买.

Because if you want to have secure security, obviously you end up spending more money and sometimes people are miserly with that.

因为雇用安保服务要花很多钱，有人不想这样。

And in these earlier studies, people often used their money to punish the richest and most miserly players.

在这些早期实验中，人们常常利用自己的金钱惩罚最富有、最吝啬的玩家。

Inn host is very miserly, what give everyday is dietary and very few.

客店主人很吝啬, 天天给的饭食很少.

Now, my uncle seemed so miserly that I was struck dumb by this sudden generosity.

原来似乎是非常小气的伯伯竟突然间慷慨起来,这倒一下子把我弄得目瞪口呆.

I had previously lived the life of a miserly savage.

我以前曾像吝啬的野蛮人那样生活过。

Lying on his deathbed the rich, miserly old man calls to his longsuffering wife.

将死的富豪躺在病床上, 可怜的老人叫来他将要熬出头的娇妻.

He said the bulk of this is held in deposit accounts earning miserly returns.

他表示，日本大部分家庭储蓄以存款形式存在银行，收益微薄。

Couple of a pair of landlords, famous ground is miserly.

一对地主夫妇, 出名地吝啬.

An iron rooster in Chinese means miserly.

铁公鸡在汉语中的意思是一毛不拔。

Their miserly offer is unlikely to be accepted.

他们过低的报价是不可能被接受的。

Because my man is right I am very miserly.

因为我的丈夫对我非常吝啬.