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

• The debit card offers meager rewards.
  这张借记卡提供的回报极其微薄。
• 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？
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• I would take the nourishment that your meager frame has to offer.
  我会把你吃的东西都抢走。
• 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。
• We had a meager helping of fish.
  我们吃了很小的一份鱼。