measly

英 [ˈmiːzli]

美 [ˈmiːzli]

adj.  很小的; 很少的; 不足的

GRE医学

BNC.33793 / COCA.23217

牛津词典

adj.

• 很小的；很少的；不足的
  very small in size or quantity; not enough
  1. I get a measly £4 an hour.
     我每小时只拿少得可怜的4英镑。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED （数目、数量、大小）微不足道的，少得可怜的
  If you describe an amount, quantity, or size asmeasly, you are critical of it because it is very small or inadequate.
  1. The average British bathroom measures a measly 3.5 square metres.
     英国人的卫生间平均只有区区3.5平方米。
  2. ...a measly twelve-year-old like me.
     像我这样一个12岁的小可怜

英英释义

adj

• contemptibly small in amount
  1. a measly tip
  2. the company donated a miserable $100 for flood relief
  3. a paltry wage
  4. almost depleted his miserable store of dried beans
  Synonym:miserablepaltry

双语例句

• One measly mango, that's all we've had from this tree.
  一个微不足道的芒果，那就是我们从这棵树上所收获的一切。
• At the door of his car, it seemed stupid to him to drive the measly half block home.
  在车门旁，他觉得只有半条街这点短的可怜的路还开车回家很愚蠢。
• And they're on our asses for a measly$ 8000.
  他们该给我们八千元。
• But most clients are not ready for the measly returns.
  但多数客户都不愿获得微薄的回报。
• I can't afford to buy a car on my measly salary.
  我靠微薄的工资买不起汽车。
• That's all you boys got? One measly brother?
  那就是你们的兄弟？一个得麻疹的兄弟？
• The Tower Sleep Ambassador is a mattress, and quite a measly one at that.
  TowerSleepAmbassador是一个床垫，而且是一个相当拙劣的床垫。
• He missed one measly field goal, and everybody's against him.
  他只是失过一个球，所有人都把他当罪人。
• It all depends what you feel one measly point should be put into.
  你完全可以放在你感觉还有不足的地方。
• He gave us measly little portions of cake.
  他给了我们少得可怜的一点蛋糕。