bec中级商务英语词汇详解：penurious

中文释义

1.吝啬的(形容词);2.赤贫的(形容词)

英文释义

1. (adjective) Excessively frugal; fearful of spending too much money.

2. (adjective) Extremely poor.

例句：

1.EXAMPLE: During the winter my wealthy but penurious grandfather refuses to turn on the heat in his house until he sees frost on the windows.

我的祖父有钱却抠门，冬天直到窗子上结了霜，才决定开暖气。

2.EXAMPLE: The penurious villagers could not afford to travel to the closest town for their medical needs, so a team of doctors visited them occasionally.

这些赤贫的村民没有钱到最近的城镇看病，所以医疗队经常去给他们看病。