2. A miserly father makes a prodigal son. 有吝啬的父亲必有挥霍的儿子。
3. European operators are still feeling miserly, in spite of the growing wave of smartphone-driven data traffic set to jam up their networks. 尽管智能手机产生的巨大数据流量,势将对欧洲运营商的网络造成拥堵,但它们仍感觉吝啬。
英英解释
adj.
1. (used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity