| 词汇 | niggardly |
| 释义 | niggardly adjective disapprovinguk /ˈnɪɡ.əd.li/ us /ˈnɪɡ.ɚd.li/ slight in amount, quality, or effort: 少量的；不佳的；微薄的 a niggardly donation/amount少得可怜的捐赠／数额 Synonym grudging Small in number and quantity beggarly below bupkis certain could count something on (the fingers of) one handidiom count low density measly mildness mingy minimal remote scantly slenderly slenderness smallness speak strength suggestion thin Examples of niggardlyniggardly In proportion, as she becomes niggardly in her gifts, she exacts a greater price for her work. Much more seriously, it gives relief only of a pitiful and niggardly kind to 1,250,000 people who most need relief. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The farming industry has not been inspired by the prices which have been negotiated so far, because those prices have been niggardly and cheeseparing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I hope that these figures show that we have not been at all cheeseparing or niggardly. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is the niggardly little things that annoy the soldiers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is about time that we stopped this crazy idea of supporting sport in such a niggardly and parsimonious way. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is the whole question of a creative approach to the social services instead of the present mean and niggardly approach. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This is a niggardly way to approach our basic problem. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have known cases of some local education authorities which are very niggardly in this respect. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The local authority might be a niggardly authority. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The niggardly attempt at perfectionism always seems to me to be dangerous. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I was very much impressed by what he said about the niggardly reimbursement that is going to be offered. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Surely we need not now be niggardly in that respect. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Lastly as regards space, please do not let us be niggardly in the allocation of space for readers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It would be niggardly of me not to do so. 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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