| 词汇 | mingy |
| 释义 | mingy adjective UKinformaluk /ˈmɪn.dʒi/ us /ˈmɪn.dʒi/ not generous and unwilling to give money: 吝啬的，小气的 I only gave five pounds towards his present - do you think that was a bit mingy?给他买礼物我只出了5英镑——你认为是不是有点太小气了？ A mingy amount is smaller than you would like: （数量）少得可怜的 I hate that restaurant - they give you really mingy portions.我不喜欢那家餐馆——他们给的每份食物都少得可怜。 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 You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Small in number and quantity Scarce, inadequate and not enough Examples of mingymingy He said that that power is rather mingy, but it is better than nothing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In this country we deal with the two most essentials of our life in this mingy and niggardly way. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Indeed, it may be thought to be a bit mingy if a prize is under £10. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 An inheritance of a road programme of £3½ million in 1951 was rather a mingy start. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Living expenses have to cover all food except a very "mingy" breakfast. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We do not regard as satisfactory his limited and mingy commitment that established workers will be protected. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 My submission is that this supplementary award is never generous and, towards the end of the officer's service, it decreases, is mingy, and immediately before retirement it disappears. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 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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