| 词汇 | meanness |
| 释义 | meanness noun[ U ] uk /ˈmiːn.nəs/ us /ˈmiːn.nəs/ meannessnoun[U] (WITH MONEY)the quality of being unwilling to give or share things, especially money吝啬，小器 Mean with money begrudge cheapskate cheeseparing chintzy frugal frugally miserliness miserly money grabber money-grubber money-grubbing parsimonious pinchpenny scrooge skinflint stingily stinginess tight ungenerous ungenerously meannessnoun[U] (UNKINDNESS)the quality of being unkind towards other people: （对人）不善，不友好 He acted out of sheer meanness.他此举非常不善。 Unkind, cruel & unfeeling acerbic acerbically acerbity acidly anti-cruelty cold-heartedly cruel cruelly cruelty cruelty to someone/something meanly mental cruelty merciless mercilessly mordant trenchant trenchantly uncharitable uncharitably unchristian Examples of meannessmeanness There have been cuts of financial meanness and attitudinal changes towards overseas students, technical aid and transfers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is a great deal of meanness in these matters. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not say that out of meanness. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We believe that much more should be done for children because our meanness to children is the main cause of family poverty. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In the whole context of spending, it is a petty meanness that will hit the poorest and most disadvantaged. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The background is not one of tightening financial constraint or of meanness; it is a response to the problems of recession. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I hope that there will be no mistaken meanness on the question of popularising the election. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 What a piece of meanness it is to apply that to that country of all countries with its present level of unemployment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am glad that sort of meanness of attitude will cease to exist when this proposal is put into effect. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I think that is the height, the depth, the breadth, and the length of meanness. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Is that not an act of meanness by his party, aimed at our party? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The authorities there ought to feel ashamed of the meanness and the cruelty of the course of action which they pursued. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Why does she show such enthusiasm for this measure of combined stupidity and meanness? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 One particularly irritating meanness in the proposed allocation of seats is that when the proportions of increase are taken, there is a fractional difference. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I must condemn the extraordinary meanness of the treatment of old-age pensioners. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of meanness These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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