The poor man wants much, the miser everything.
贫穷人要求多,守财奴样样要。
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poor [pʊr] 词频1
adj. 贫穷的,贫乏的;令人怜悯的,可怜的;匮乏的;低劣的; n. the poor 贫困者,穷人;
💡 穿破(po)衣服的人(or),是因为 贫穷的
"Taxes should be levied more on the rich than on the poor."
向富人征收的税应该比穷人的多.
近义:indigent, impecunious, landless, meager, miserly, needy 反义:loaded, moneyed, monied, opulent, abundant, propertied
miser ['maizə] 词频5
n. 守财奴,吝啬鬼,〈古〉可怜的人;(矿山,凿井用)钻孔机,凿井机,[矿]管形提泥钻头;
"The miser doesn't like to part with his money."
守财奴舍不得花他的钱.
近义:knave, moneygrubber, niggard, scrooge, skinflint, tightwad 反义:spender, spendthrift, squanderer, waster, wastrel
wants
n. 需求, 欲望, 必需品\\n[经] 消费者的欲望; 希望, 要, 想要

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