stingy

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stingy 是一个形容词,指在金钱或资源上过分吝啬、不愿分享或花费,常带有负面评价意味。

用法要点

句型搭配

常用于描述人或行为,如 'be stingy with something' 表示在某方面吝啬,或 'stingy person' 指吝啬的人。

• He is stingy with his money.
• She's a stingy boss.

介词用法

通常与介词 'with' 连用,表示在特定方面吝啬,例如 'stingy with time' 或 'stingy with praise'。

• Don't be stingy with the details.
• They're stingy with resources.

语域说明

stingy 多用于非正式或日常口语中,语气较强,可能带有批评或幽默色彩,在正式写作中可替换为 'frugal' 或 'thrifty'。

• My friend is so stingy he never buys coffee.
• It's stingy to skip tips.

基础例句

My uncle is so stingy that he reuses tea bags to save money.

我叔叔非常吝啬,为了省钱他会重复使用茶包。

Don't be stingy with the snacks; share them with everyone at the party.

别对零食那么小气,在派对上和大家一起分享吧。

She felt stingy after refusing to lend her friend a few dollars.

她拒绝借给朋友几美元后,觉得自己有点吝啬。

高级例句

The company's stingy budget allocation hindered innovation in the research department.

公司吝啬的预算分配阻碍了研究部门的创新。

In economic studies, stingy consumer behavior can signal broader financial anxiety.

在经济学研究中,吝啬的消费行为可能预示着更广泛的财务焦虑。

The manager was criticized for being stingy with employee benefits, affecting morale.

经理因在员工福利上吝啬而受到批评,这影响了士气。

高频搭配

verb

be stingyseem stingyact stingybecome stingy

adjective

stingy personstingy attitudestingy behaviorstingy nature

noun

stinginessstingy bossstingy friendstingy policy

adverb

incredibly stingyrather stingynotoriously stingy

preposition

stingy with moneystingy with timestingy with praise

phrase

stingy as a miserstingy to a faultstingy in spending

常见错误

❌ 错误:He is stingy to spend money.
✓ 正确:He is stingy with money.

错误在于使用了 'to spend',正确搭配是 'stingy with something',表示在某方面吝啬。

❌ 错误:She has a stingy character.
✓ 正确:She has a stingy nature.

'character' 通常指更广泛的个性特质,而 'nature' 更常与 'stingy' 搭配,强调天生的吝啬倾向。

近义词辨析

frugal

frugal 强调节约和明智使用资源,带有正面或中性含义,而 stingy 则负面,指过分吝啬不愿分享。

She is frugal with her savings (节约的) vs. He is stingy with his money (吝啬的).

miserly

miserly 比 stingy 更强烈,专指极度吝啬、守财奴式的行为,常与贪婪相关,而 stingy 更通用。

The miserly old man hoarded everything (守财奴式的) vs. The stingy boss cuts corners (吝啬的).