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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

    双语例句

    • I saw for myself the poor conditions of work and the desperate staff shortages, compounded by meagre and uncertain salaries.
      我亲眼看到极差的工作条件和职员的严重短缺,还有微薄和不稳定的工资。
    • Her meagre contribution to our funds
      她给我们基金的微薄捐款
    • The diet should be suitable, being neither too rich nor too meagre.
      膳食应该适当,即不能太油腻也不能太粗淡。
    • His knowledge of Chinese history is meagre.
      他的中国历史知识很贫乏。
    • 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。
    • He warns, though, that the meagre first-quarter growth result depended on heavy government stimulus measures.
      但他警告说,第一季度微弱的经济增长来自于政府的大力经济刺激措施。
    • 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。
    • Particulars are too meagre to form a decision.
      详情不足,难以作出决断。
    • To supplement their meagre income, often he used to go fishing with his friends.
      为了添补其微薄的收入,他经常与朋友们一起去钓鱼。