stingy
stingy
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stingy
miserly
他 太 吝啬， 连 一 杯 咖啡 都 不 愿意 请 朋友 喝。
He is so stingy that he will not even buy a friend a cup of coffee.
她 觉得 自己 很 节省， 朋友 却 说 她 吝啬。
She thinks she is thrifty, but her friends say she is stingy.
这 位 老板 对 员工 很 吝啬， 不 肯 加薪。
This boss is stingy toward the employees and refuses to give them raises.