GENEROUS/NOT GENEROUS1 generous2 not generous3 someone who is not generousRELATED WORDSsee alsoGIVEKINDSELFISH/NOT SELFISHSPEND MONEY OR TIMEMONEY1 generous 慷慨的generous /ˈdʒenərəs/ [adjective]someone who isgenerous gives money or presents to other people, and you think it is kind and good of them to do this 慷慨的，大方的 My sister's really generous. She's always buying things for her friends. 我姐姐非常大方，她总是给朋友买东西。 I am so amazed at how caring and generous people are here. 我很惊叹这里的人那么有爱心，那么慷慨。 The Cranstons are among the museum's most generous donors. 克兰斯顿夫妇是博物馆最慷慨的捐赠者之一。generous to Roy was always cheerful and outgoing and generous to everyone. 罗伊一向乐观外向，对每个人都很大方。it is generous of somebody (to do something) My dad offered to pay my plane fare, which was very generous of him. 我爸爸提出帮我付机票费，真是非常慷慨。generously [adverb] These children need your help. Please give generously. 这些孩子需要你们的帮助，请慷慨施予。generosity /ˌdʒenəˈrɒsɪti, ˌdʒenəˈrɒsətiǁ-ˈrɑː-/ [uncountable noun]generous behaviour 慷慨，大方 The Prince was famous for his generosity. 王子以慷慨闻名。2 not generous 不慷慨的stingyalsomiserly /ˈstɪndʒi, ˈmaɪzəʳli/ [adjective]not generous, especially in small ways, when you could easily afford to be generous 吝啬的，小气的 They are rich, but they are terribly stingy. 他们很富有，但却十分吝啬。 A hard, miserly woman, she left her daughters emotionally damaged. 她是个又冷酷又小气的女人，使女儿情感上都受到了创伤。stingy with I don't know why they were so stingy with the drinks -- they have plenty of money. 我不知道他们准备的饮料为什么那么少——他们有的是钱。mean /miːn/ [adjective]Britishsomeone who ismean does not like spending money or sharing what they have with other people 【英】吝啬的，小气的 He's so mean, he won't even buy his wife a birthday present. 他真是吝啬，连给妻子买件生日礼物都不肯。mean with Marsha has always been mean with her money. 玛莎用钱一向很小气。tight/tight-fisted /taɪt, ˌtaɪt ˈfɪstd◂/ [adjective]spoken informalsomeone who istight ortight-fisted is not at all generous and tries hard to avoid spending money 【口，非正式】吝啬的，小气的，舍不得花钱的 ‘I don't think I'll bother getting them a present.’ ‘Don't be so tight!’ “我可不想费心给他们买礼物。”“别这么吝啬。” Don't even ask Dad. You know how tight-fisted he is about these kinds of things. 你问都不用去问爸爸，你知道他在这些事情上手很紧。 a tight-fisted boss 吝啬的老板tight with money Even as a young man, Paul was notoriously tight with his money. 就是年轻的时候，保罗花钱也是出了名的小气。penny-pinching /ˈpeni ˌpɪntʃɪŋ/ [adjective]spending very little, or always spending less than is needed, often because you do not have very much money 〔常因钱少而〕节俭的；吝啬的 His grandparents were humourless and penny-pinching. 他的祖父母既缺乏幽默又十分小气。 She could finally tolerate no more of his coldness and penny-pinching ways. 她终于再也受不了他的冷漠和小气。 Unfortunately we have a penny-pinching local government that spends as little as possible on parks and sports facilities. 不幸的是，我们的地方政府很吝啬，在公园和体育设施方面总是尽量少花钱。3 someone who is not generous 不慷慨的人miser /ˈmaɪzəʳ/ [countable noun]someone who hates spending money, and tries to spend as little as possible, especially someone who stores their money in a secret place 守财奴，吝啬鬼 Everyone said Mr Henny was a miser who had thousands of pounds hidden under his bed. 人人都说亨尼先生是守财奴，床底下藏了好几千英镑。 My uncle was a terrible miser - he would walk in lashing rain rather than pay a bus fare. 我叔叔是个吝啬得要命的人一下着倾盆大雨他还宁愿走路而不肯花钱乘公共汽车。skinflintalsotightwadespecially American /ˈskɪnˌflɪnt, ˈtaɪtwɒdǁ-wɑːd/ [countable noun]informalsomeone who hates to spend or give money 【非正式】吝啬鬼，小气鬼 We waited for the old skinflint to find his wallet and pay us our money. 我们等着那老吝啬鬼找到他的钱包，然后把钱付给我们。 Joe is such a tightwad that he won't even buy his own newspaper. 乔真是个吝啬鬼，甚至连自己要看的报纸都不愿买。cheapskate /ˈtʃiːpskeɪt/ [countable noun]informalsomeone who dislikes spending money, and does not care if they behave in an unreasonable way to avoid spending it 【非正式】吝啬鬼，守财奴，一毛不拔的人 Howard rode with us in the taxi, but the cheapskate didn't offer to pay any of the fare. 霍华德和我们一起乘出租车，但是这个守财奴连一分车钱都不肯出。 I'm not going out with those cheapskates again - they didn't buy a drink all night! 我再也不会跟那些吝啬鬼出去了一他们整个晚上连杯饮料都不买！
