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penurious

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  • adj.

    贫穷的,赤贫的;吝啬的;

  • 英英释义

    penurious[ pi'njuəriəs ]

    • adj.
      • not having enough money to pay for necessities

        同义词:hard upimpecuniousin straitened circumstances(p)pennilesspinched

      • excessively unwilling to spend

        "lived in a most penurious manner--denying himself every indulgence"

        同义词:parsimonious

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    用作形容词(adj.)
    1. Raised on a hog farm in Hunan Province, she laughs off the penurious ways of her parents and grandparents.
      李小姐在湖南省的一家养猪场长大,她嘲笑祖父母及父母吝啬的生活方式。

    权威例句

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