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The quality or state of being selfish or stingy.

自私，吝啬自私或吝啬的品质或状况

This man is very mean and famous for his meanness.

这人很吝啬，也因吝啬而出名。

To be thrifty or miserly.

吝啬的过于节俭或吝啬的

a skimpily dressed woman.

一个穿着吝啬的女人。

But as he was a miserly person,

可他是一个很吝啬的人，

He is very free with his time, ie gives it willingly.

他毫不吝惜自己的时间.

without [with no]stint

无限制地,不吝惜地

Don't scant the butter when you make a cake.

做糕饼时不要吝惜奶油。

Father was stingy with his tips.

父亲手头吝啬得很。

This in no sense is due to meanness.

这绝不是出于吝啬。

In money matters, he was not petty.

在金钱上，他并不吝啬。

Ungenerous, mean, or stingy.

吝啬的，小气的，低下的

He is mean and respects nothing but power.

他吝啬、对权力顶礼膜拜，

in a mean and ungenerous manner.

以吝啬、小气的方式。

He's petty sneak thief.

他是个吝啬的小偷。

Being thrifty is not the same as being a miser .

节俭和吝啬是不同的。

remonstrate (to [with] a person) that he is too stingy

对某人劝谏说他太吝啬

Burl lves was not mean.

伯尔?艾夫斯不吝啬。