meager
英 [ˈmiːgə]
美 [ˈmigər]
adj. 贫瘠的；不毛的; 瘦的
COCA.9607
英英释义
adj
- deficient in amount or quality or extent
- meager resources
- meager fare
双语例句
- With meager funding, they had to use army personnel and civilians to tend to many parks and monuments.
因为微薄的资金投入，他们不得不借用军队人员和平民来照管公园和博物馆。 - To eke out her meager pay, Betty turned to writing.
贝蒂为了弥补微薄的工资收入，搞起写作来。 - With the assistance of several meager advances from the bookseller who was to bring it out, he succeeded.
书商给他预支了几笔数目不大的酬金，帮助他取得了成功。 - 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。 - 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。 - Their food supply is meager.
他们的食品供给少得可怜。 - 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？ - Yet, sincerity and hard work had yielded only meager returns, and I was willing to try anything.
不过既然从前的热诚和辛劳回报甚微，我什么都愿意尝试一番。 - He had to support his family with his meager income.
他只能靠微薄的收入来养家。 - He depends for his livelihood upon a meager income.
他依靠微薄的收入过活。