This very careful attitude to money can sometimes border on meanness.

這種對待金錢的過分謹(jǐn)慎的態(tài)度有時幾近于吝嗇。

柯林斯例句

They gave him a dig about his meanness.

他們在挖苦他吝嗇.

《簡明英漢詞典》

The meanness of anonymity gave a shuddering obscenity to the moment.

這種匿名的卑鄙行為使他一時覺得下流得讓人吃不消.

辭典例句

A capitalist will not stick at any meanness in making money.

只要能賺錢,資本家什么卑鄙的勾當(dāng)都干得出來.

辭典例句

He never descends to such meanness.

他決不干那種卑鄙事.

辭典例句

He stooped to such meanness.

他墮落得這般卑鄙.

辭典例句

We call meanness nobility and hatred honor.

我們善惡不分,是非不明.

辭典例句

Roger's hands off him now the fear drained and the indestructible meanness welled up.

羅杰的拳頭剛剛離身,怕得要死的心情剛一松動,他那百摧不垮的無賴脾性又上來了.

辭典例句

Love can excuse anything except Meanness; but Meanness kills love, cripples even Natural Affection.

“愛情”,能夠原諒除了“卑鄙”以外的一切, “卑鄙”會殺害“愛情”, 甚至損傷“自然的感情”.

辭典例句

She would not see the ugly disorder and meanness of the world he dwelt in.

也許她就會無視他所生活的世界是何等的紊亂和寒傖.

辭典例句

We became quite renowned as a compound of pride, avarice, brutality, and meanness.

我知道這個人不是個東西,集驕傲 、 貪婪 、 殘暴 、 卑鄙于一身.

辭典例句

You'll never cure him of his meanness; it's in his bones.

你決不可能治好他那小氣的毛病, 他本性就是如此.

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This man is very mean and famous for his meanness.

這人很吝嗇,也因吝嗇而出名.

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Her character was compounded in equal parts of meanness and generosity.

她的為人慷慨吝嗇參半.

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He will not stick at any meanness in making - money.

只要能賺錢他什么卑鄙的勾當(dāng)都能干得出來.

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