meager

英 [ˈmiːgə]

美 [ˈmigər]

adj.  贫瘠的；不毛的; 瘦的

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英英释义

adj

• deficient in amount or quality or extent
  1. meager resources
  2. meager fare
  Synonym:meagremeagerlystingyscrimpy

双语例句

• He related how on several occasions he was robbed of his meager possessions and beaten.
  他讲述他怎么好几次被人抢走他贫乏的财产和被打。
• We had a meager helping of fish.
  我们吃了很小的一份鱼。
• When the meager purchases had been placed into a plastic bag, something remarkable happened.
  当这少量的几件商品被装入到一个塑料袋里后，更引人注目的事还在后头。
• And then sell us back a meager portion of it, at even higher prices!
  然后把极小一部分以更高的价格卖给我们！
• I would take the nourishment that your meager frame has to offer.
  我会把你吃的东西都抢走。
• I dare to presume my own meager contributions will be rewarded one day.
  我想我也有一天能得到奖赏吧。
• What can we learn from these meager facts?
  从这些贫乏的材料我们可以了解什么呢？
• A: I need to find to part-time job to supplement my meager salary.
  我得找份兼职，以弥补我这可怜巴巴的工资。
• Local governments have long had to tap other sources of income to supplement their meager share of the country's taxes.
  地方政府长久以来就不得不开拓其他收入来源，以补充他们在国家税收当中可以得到的微薄份额。
• It was from Granny's conversations, year after year, that the meager details of Grandpa's life came to me.
  年复一年，我从姥姥的谈话中对姥爷的生活琐事有了不太详细的了解。