mean ·adjective (NOT GENEROUS)
Definition: A mean person does not like spending money, especially on other people. Level: B2
他太吝啬了，不肯给她买戒指。
He's too ___mean to buy her a ring.
我的房东在供暖方面非常吝啬——每天只开两个小时。
My landlord's very ___mean with the heating - it's only on for two hours each day.
她如此吝啬，以至于离婚了，因为她不想和任何人分享她的钱，尽管她非常爱她的丈夫。
She was so ___mean that she got divorced because she didn't want to share her money with anybody else, although she loved her husband very much.