(1)吝啬(小气，自私)的(not generous;selfish，esp with money，etc)[A(with)]：Alan's so～with/about/over his money.爱兰对钱很吝啬。be very～about hot water用热水太节俭;a～man 一个自私的人;too～to put any money in the charity collection太小气，不肯为慈善事业募捐; 〖同〗miserly， greedy，stingy，selfish;〖反〗generous，liberal，unselfish;

(2)卑鄙(不足取)的(extremely unkind;unworthy，esp of behaviour)[A(to)]：The three women were as～as they could be to Cinderella.这三个女人对灰姑娘使尽卑鄙手段。That was a～thing to do.那样做是卑鄙的。a～trick/revenge/remark/thought/motive 卑鄙的诡计/报复/言辞/思想/动机;a～surly man卑鄙粗鲁的人;〖同〗evil，base;〖反〗kind，goodhearted;

(3)难看的，简陋的(poor in appearance;poor quality)(infml)：a～hut/dwelling/room/cottage/quarter 简陋的棚子/住所/房间/小屋/居住区;They came from a～street of Chicago.他们来自芝加哥一条简陋的街道。〖同〗poor，wretched;〖反〗good;

(4)差(不好，下等，平庸)的(inferior;poor;ordinary)：a man of～intelligence/ability智力/能力低下的人;be no～student/scholar/footballer/quality决不是个差学生/水平不高的学者/差劲的足球运动员/质量不好;He's no～cook.他是很好的厨师。〖同〗low，poor，inferior;〖反〗high，good;

(5)社会地位低下的(not noble in rank or birth)(dated)：come from～origins/birth出身卑贱;〖同〗common，humble;

(6)优秀的，出色的，有效的(very skillful;excellent;impressive)(infml)(apprec)：play a～game of baseball 垒球打得棒;dance a～tango 探戈舞跳得好;blow a～trumpet 喇叭吹得好;pitch a～curve 曲线球投得极好;〖同〗excellent，impressive

→′meanly adv 吝啬地;′meanness n 小气，吝啬