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
- I dare to presume my own meager contributions will be rewarded one day.
我想我也有一天能得到奖赏吧。 - When the meager purchases had been placed into a plastic bag, something remarkable happened.
当这少量的几件商品被装入到一个塑料袋里后，更引人注目的事还在后头。 - 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。 - 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。 - In fact, Pandit stuck with the meager check longer than he had to.
事实上，潘伟迪拿1美元年薪的时间已超出了他应信守的时间。 - He had to support his family with his meager income.
他只能靠微薄的收入来养家。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - She lives on the meager income from her writing.
她靠写作那点微薄的收入生活。