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Despite his immense wealth, the businessman was __________ with his donations, often  giving far less than what was expected or needed.  

 

儘管商人擁有巨大的財富，但他在捐贈方面是__________，經常捐贈的金額遠低於預期或所需的。

 

(A) niggardly

中文意思：吝嗇的，小氣的

常見搭配詞：niggardly donation (吝嗇的捐贈), niggardly amount (少量) 例句：Despite his wealth, he made niggardly contributions to charity. (儘管他很富有，但他對慈善事業的貢獻非常小氣。)

英文相關同義詞：stingy, miserly, tightfisted 反義詞：generous, liberal, magnanimous

(B) comely

中文意思：美麗的，漂亮的

常見搭配詞：comely appearance (美麗的外表), comely face (漂亮的臉) 例句：She had a comely face that turned heads wherever she went. (她有一張漂亮的臉，無論走到哪裡都會引起注意。)

英文相關同義詞：attractive, pretty, pleasing 反義詞：unattractive, plain, homely

(C) squiggly

中文意思：彎曲的，波浪形的

常見搭配詞：squiggly lines (彎曲的線條), squiggly writing (彎曲的字跡) 例句：The child drew squiggly lines all over the page. (孩子在整頁上畫了彎彎曲曲的線條。)

英文相關同義詞：curly, wavy, twisty 反義詞：straight, linear

(D) ungainly

中文意思：笨拙的，不優雅的

常見搭配詞：ungainly movements (笨拙的動作), ungainly posture (笨拙的姿勢) 例句：The young colt was ungainly on its long legs. (小馬駒在它的長腿上顯得笨拙。)

英文相關同義詞：awkward, clumsy, graceless 反義詞：graceful, elegant, agile