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
- 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - I would take the nourishment that your meager frame has to offer.
我会把你吃的东西都抢走。 - 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 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。 - The debit card offers meager rewards.
这张借记卡提供的回报极其微薄。 - 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。 - And then sell us back a meager portion of it, at even higher prices!
然后把极小一部分以更高的价格卖给我们！ - 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？