penurious

英[pəˈnjʊəriəs]

美[pəˈnʊriəs]

基本释义

One penurious year, my parents used Swiss cheese plant.

经济拮据的一年, 我父母曾用绳状藤来代替圣诞树.

互联网

One penurious year, my parents used a Swiss cheese plant.

在经济拮据的一年, 我父母曾用绳状藤来代替圣诞树.

互联网

Adjective

1. not having enough money to pay for necessities
2. excessively unwilling to spend;
"parsimonious thrift relieved by few generous impulses"
"lived in a most penurious manner--denying himself every indulgence"