Wordiyostingy
🇬🇧 UK/'stɪn(d)ʒɪ/🇺🇸 US/'stindʒi/
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Definitions
adj.
Unwilling to spend, give, or share; ungenerous; also, small or insufficient in amount.
吝啬的，小气的；少得可怜的
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.stingy with money在钱上很抠门
- 2.stingy tip小气的小费
- 3.be stingy with在……上吝啬
- 4.stingy portions少得可怜的分量
Example Sentences
- 1.
Don't be so stingy — just leave a decent tip for the waiter.
- 2.
The portions at that restaurant were stingy for the price they charged.
- 3.
He was stingy with his time, rarely helping colleagues with their projects.