| 单词 | niggardly |
| 释义 | niggardly adjective disapprovinguk/ˈnɪɡ.əd.li/us/ˈnɪɡ.ɚd.li/slightinamount,quality, oreffort: 少量的；不佳的；微薄的a niggardlydonation/amount少得可怜的捐赠／数额 Synonym grudging Small in number and quantity
Examplesofniggardlyniggardly In proportion, as she becomesniggardlyin her gifts, she exacts a greater price for her work. From theCambridge English Corpus Much more seriously, it gives relief only of a pitiful andniggardlykind to 1,250,000 people who most need relief. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The farming industry has not been inspired by the prices which have been negotiated so far, because those prices have beenniggardlyand cheeseparing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I hope that these figures show that we have not been at all cheeseparing orniggardly. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is theniggardlylittle things that annoy the soldiers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is about time that we stopped this crazy idea of supporting sport in such aniggardlyand parsimonious way. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There is the whole question of a creative approach to the social services instead of the present mean andniggardlyapproach. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 This is aniggardlyway to approach our basic problem. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We have known cases of some local education authorities which are veryniggardlyin this respect. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The local authority might be aniggardlyauthority. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Theniggardlyattempt at perfectionism always seems to me to be dangerous. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I was very much impressed by what he said about theniggardlyreimbursement that is going to be offered. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Surely we need not now beniggardlyin that respect. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Lastly as regards space, please do not let us beniggardlyin the allocation of space for readers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It would beniggardlyof me not to do so. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen 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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