rugal
adj
(a) careful and thrifty, esp with money and food 节约的, 节俭的, 节省的(尤指对金钱和食物)
a frugal housekeeper 节俭的管家.
(b) of life in which such care is shown 生活俭朴的
They lived a very frugal existence, avoiding all luxuries. 他们生活非常俭朴, 力避奢华.
(c) costing little; small in quantity 花费少的; 省钱的; 小量的
a frugal meal of bread andcheese 只有面包和奶酪的便餐.
New Zealand is an impotant agricultural country with a small population. In size it is bigger than Guangdong Province, yet has a much smaller population.
新西兰是一个人口很少的重要的农业国。新西兰的面积比广东省大,但人口却少得多。
At the time of his death, one person praised him as follows: Future generations, it may be, will hardly believe that such a person as this walked upon this earth.