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

• As for the money, just think – if you were leaving, would you want a voucher worth just a measly few quid?
  至于钱，你可以想想&如果你要走了，你会希望得到区区几英镑吗？
• On the day that China strengthened its claim to be the world's second-biggest economy, Japan released second-quarter figures showing growth of a measly 0.1 per cent.
  在中国更有底气宣称成为世界第二大经济体当日，日本公布了区区0.1%的第二季度增长数据。
• 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%。
• At the door of his car, it seemed stupid to him to drive the measly half block home.
  在车门旁，他觉得只有半条街这点短的可怜的路还开车回家很愚蠢。
• And they're on our asses for a measly$ 8000.
  他们该给我们八千元。
• Think a measly recommendation would've gotten me in?
  一封蹩脚的介绍信差点要我的命。
• 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？
• I can't afford to buy a car on my measly salary.
  我靠微薄的工资买不起汽车。
• 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。
• But most clients are not ready for the measly returns.
  但多数客户都不愿获得微薄的回报。