meagre

英 [ˈmiːɡə(r)]

美 [ˈmiːɡər]

adj.  少量且劣质的

IELTSTEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.9500 / COCA.38175

牛津词典

adj.

• 少量且劣质的
  small in quantity and poor in quality
  1. a meagre diet of bread and water
     只有面包和水的粗茶淡饭
  2. She supplements her meagre income by cleaning at night.
     她靠夜间做清洁工来补充其微薄的收入。

柯林斯词典

in AM, use 美国英语用 meager


• ADJ-GRADED 数量很少的;微薄的;不足的;贫乏的
  If you describe an amount or quantity of something asmeagre, you are critical of it because it is very small or not enough.
  1. The bank's staff were already angered by a meagre 3.1% pay rise...
     银行职员对只加薪3.1%已心生怒火。
  2. Their food supply is meager.
     他们的食品供给少得可怜。

英英释义

adj

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

双语例句

• Her knowledge of music is meagre.
  她的音乐知识很贫乏。
• My eyes, dad is always like that, for I love so meagre.
  我眼中，爸爸总是这样，对我的爱如此微少。
• Understate one's losses, eg of money, troops I get only meagre pay.
  少报损失（如金钱、兵员的损失）.我只得到很少的报酬。
• The bank's staff were already angered by a meagre 3.1% pay rise
  银行职员对只加薪3.1%已心生怒火。
• The resources of New York are rather meagre.
  纽约的娱乐场所太少了。
• I get only meagre pay.
  我只得到很少的报酬。
• I was supporting a family of three on a meagre media salary.
  我在媒体微薄的工资支持着一家三口。
• But opportunities in heavily regulated financial and professional service sectors, including law and accounting, remain meagre.
  但在受到严密监管的金融、及法律和会计等专业服务领域，机会依然很少。
• It was difficult to live on his meagre earnings.
  他靠微薄的收入难以为生。
• The patient isn't restricted to a meagre diet
  并没有限制这位病人少吃东西。