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

• Their food supply is meager.
  他们的食品供给少得可怜。
• 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。
• Roberta picked up each of his meager purchases and entered each amount into the cash register.
  罗伯塔一一拿起他所买的几件东西，逐一放到收银机上计价。
• 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。
• His meager allotment of gas had to be saved for emergencies.
  他分到的那一点点煤气必须留着急用。
• He had to support his family with his meager income.
  他只能靠微薄的收入来养家。
• It is difficult for him to make a living on his meager salary.
  靠那样微薄的一份工资他那以维持生活。
• It is so meager like thin dusts that I could not even see myself.
  它是如此微薄的像稀薄拂去灰尘般以至于我不能甚而看见自己。
• 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？
• People who do well financially ask different questions as they look at investments than people who produce meager rewards.
  善于理财地人和小打小闹的人在投资机会面前，所问出的问题是不一样的。