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
- He related how on several occasions he was robbed of his meager possessions and beaten.
他讲述他怎么好几次被人抢走他贫乏的财产和被打。 - I have a very cheap salary. I have a very meager salary.
我的工资很微薄。 - Low rates help this process by effectively reducing the value of money invested today-think of the meager interest you get from your bank-and increasing the importance of future returns.
低利率有助于投资者着眼长期，因为它实际上降低了今天所投入资金的价值（想想你把钱存在银行那点微薄的利息）、增加了将来所取得回报的价值。 - It is so meager like thin dusts that I could not even see myself.
它是如此微薄的像稀薄拂去灰尘般以至于我不能甚而看见自己。 - 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。 - 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？ - 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。 - 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。 - He depends for his livelihood upon a meager income.
他依靠微薄的收入过活。 - It was from Granny's conversations, year after year, that the meager details of Grandpa's life came to me.
年复一年，我从姥姥的谈话中对姥爷的生活琐事有了不太详细的了解。