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

• Aside from his meager savings, he has no resources to fall back on.
  除了极少量的积蓄外，他没有可以依赖的财源。
• I would take the nourishment that your meager frame has to offer.
  我会把你吃的东西都抢走。
• 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？
• In fact, Pandit stuck with the meager check longer than he had to.
  事实上，潘伟迪拿1美元年薪的时间已超出了他应信守的时间。
• I have a very cheap salary. I have a very meager salary.
  我的工资很微薄。
• 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。
• Spark ignited with our meager minds of the perfect career.
  用我们微薄的星火点燃心中理想的事业。
• She lives on the meager income from her writing.
  她靠写作那点微薄的收入生活。
• 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。
• 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。