音标

英 [ˈmaɪzə(r)]；美 [ˈmaɪzər]

意思

名词，意为“守财奴；吝啬鬼”，指那些极度贪恋钱财、舍不得花钱的人。

造句

The miser hoarded all his money and never spent a dime on himself.（这个守财奴把所有的钱都囤积起来，从不为自己花一分钱。）

No one liked the miser because he was so stingy with his money.（没人喜欢这个吝啬鬼，因为他在钱财方面太吝啬了。）

The old miser counted his gold coins every night before going to bed.（这位老守财奴每晚睡觉前都要数他的金币。）

Even in times of need, the miser refused to part with his precious money.（即使在急需的时候，这个吝啬鬼也不肯拿出他那宝贵的钱。）

The miser's house was filled with old, worn - out furniture because he wouldn't spend on new things.（这个守财奴的房子里摆满了破旧的家具，因为他不愿花钱买新的。）

People laughed at the miser behind his back for his extreme frugality.（人们在这个吝啬鬼背后嘲笑他的极度节俭。）

The miser would rather go hungry than buy a decent meal.（这个守财奴宁愿挨饿也不愿买一顿像样的饭。）

The story is about a miser who learns the true value of money in the end.（这个故事讲的是一个守财奴最终领悟到金钱真正价值的故事。）

The miser's relatives were always hoping to inherit his wealth.（这个守财奴的亲戚们一直希望能继承他的财富。）

The miser was so obsessed with saving money that he neglected his own comfort.（这个吝啬鬼如此痴迷于省钱，以至于忽视了自己的舒适。）

初学英语怎么运用

口语运用

日常闲聊：和朋友聊天时，描述某个人很吝啬。例如：“Don't be such a miser! Just buy a new pair of shoes.（别这么吝啬！就买双新鞋吧。）”

讲故事：分享故事的时候提到吝啬的角色。比如：“I read a funny story about a miser. He tried to save a penny by walking miles instead of taking a bus.（我读了一个关于吝啬鬼的有趣故事。他为了省一便士宁愿走几英里路也不坐公交车。）”

写作运用

人物描写：在写记叙文或者描写人物的作文中，刻画吝啬的人物形象。例如：“The miser in the story was described as a man with a wrinkled face, always eyeing his money box greedily.（故事中的守财奴被描绘成一个满脸皱纹的人，总是贪婪地盯着他的钱箱。）”

寓言故事创作：如果创作寓言故事，可以以吝啬鬼为主角。比如：“Once upon a time, there was a miser who lived alone in a small cottage. His greed for money brought him nothing but loneliness.（从前，有一个吝啬鬼独自住在一间小屋里。他对金钱的贪婪只给他带来了孤独。）”

学习积累

阅读经典文学作品：像《欧也妮·葛朗台》这类经典文学作品中有对吝啬鬼形象的精彩描写，阅读英文版本可以学习如何用英语生动地描述吝啬鬼的行为和性格，同时加深对 “miser” 的理解和运用。

观看英语动画或喜剧：一些英语动画或喜剧里会有吝啬鬼的角色，通过观看这些作品，留意台词中 “miser” 的使用场景和相关表达，模仿剧中的句子进行练习。