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

• Mu stayed with you one measly little night.
  姆只和你待了一晚。
• Averaged over the past four decades, the net profit margin of the world's airlines, taken together, has been a measly 0.1%.
  过去的四十年中，把全球航空公司算在一起，平均的总净利润率只有极其微薄的0.1%。
• LCD says that year-to-date cov-lite volume is a whopping$ 30.3 billion, up from a measly$ 1.7 billion for the same period last year.
  据标准普尔旗下研究机构LCD称，年初以来的低门槛贷款额已达到庞大的303亿美元，远远高于上年同期少得可怜的17亿美元。
• He gave us measly little portions of cake.
  他给了我们少得可怜的一点蛋糕。
• But from 2010 to 2011, it grew a measly 0.4%, with online and social gaming providing most of the lift as traditional consoles declined.
  但从2010年至2011年，游戏机市场仅增长了可怜的0.4%，而且这还得归功于在线游戏和社交游戏，传统游戏机的销量却在下降。
• But force repayment, and you feel like a hit man whacking kneecaps for a measly two bucks.
  但如果强行要回钱，又会感到自己在为区区两、三块钱下狠手，简直像个职业杀手。
• Today, agriculture employs about 60 per cent of the workforce but accounts for a measly one-fifth of national output.
  目前，印度有60%的劳动力在农业部门工作，但在国民产出中所占比例只有少得可怜的五分之一。
• You mean saving some measly ants means saving lives?
  你说我救了一些小蚂蚁就是救了许多生命？
• What a measly birthday present!
  多么小气的生日礼物哇！
• 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？