meager

英 [ˈmiːgə]

美 [ˈmigər]

adj.  贫瘠的；不毛的; 瘦的

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英英释义

adj

• deficient in amount or quality or extent
  1. meager resources
  2. meager fare
  Synonym:meagremeagerlystingyscrimpy

双语例句

• 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。
• 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！
• Local governments have long had to tap other sources of income to supplement their meager share of the country's taxes.
  地方政府长久以来就不得不开拓其他收入来源，以补充他们在国家税收当中可以得到的微薄份额。
• Spark ignited with our meager minds of the perfect career.
  用我们微薄的星火点燃心中理想的事业。
• 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。
• Because of our meager understanding of Hegelian metaphysics, the study of Hegel in China is not prosperous enough.
  我国黑格尔研究有些萧条，与我们对黑格尔的形而上学的理解有很大关系。
• I have a very cheap salary. I have a very meager salary.
  我的工资很微薄。
• 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。
• He had to support his family with his meager income.
  他只能靠微薄的收入来养家。
• 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。