miserly [ˈmaɪzərli]

例句:

• A miserly father makes a prodigal son.
  老子守财奴,儿子败家子.
  
• Being a student today with miserly grants and limited career prospects is difficult.
  现今，做一名补助金少得可怜、职业前景渺茫的学生非常不容易。
  
• He is miserly with both his time and his money.
  他对时间和金钱都很吝啬。
  
• A miserly and cruel man who counted every biscuit in the tin.
  来自V. S. Naipaul
• It made him indignant that a man of such wealth should be miserly with nickels and dimes.
  来自S. Bellow
• Miserly throttle on petrol causes drag from the below atmospheric pressure in the inlet manifold.
  来自SA