单词:penurious
音标:[pi'njuәriәs] ;
a. 赤贫的, 缺乏的, 吝啬的
s not having enough money to pay for necessities
s excessively unwilling to spend
s excessively unwilling to spend
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用作形容词(adj.)
- 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。
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