a person who hoards wealth and spends as little money as possible
守财奴,财迷,吝啬鬼。
" late 15th cent. (as an adjective in the sense ‘miserly’): from Latin, literally ‘wretched’."
n. 守财奴;财迷;吝啬鬼
The miser's eyes were full of greed.
那个守财奴眼中充满了贪婪。
A miser gives undue importance to making and saving money.
守财奴过度看重赚钱和存钱。
I need a miser to cut ice.
我需要一个大土螺钻来凿冰。
The old miser hates to spend money.
老守财奴不愿意花钱
I'm married to a miser.
我嫁了个守财奴。
The miser cried out, "Oh, no!"
守财奴叫道:“噢,不!”
The miser said, "Bind me fast, bind me fast, for pity's sake."
守财奴说:“快把我绑起来,快把我绑起来,可怜可怜我吧。”
The miser said, "I would give a great deal of money to have such a one."
守财奴说:“我愿意出大价钱买这样一只鸟。”
The miser began to tell his tale, and said he had been robbed of his money.
守财奴开始讲他的故事,说他的钱被抢了。
词根 miser
miserly adj. 吝啬的;贪婪的
miserliness n. 贪婪;吝啬
a person who hoards wealth and spends as little money as possible
守财奴,财迷,吝啬鬼。
" late 15th cent. (as an adjective in the sense ‘miserly’): from Latin, literally ‘wretched’."