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

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

双语例句

• His knowledge of Chinese history is meagre.
  他的中国历史知识很贫乏。
• I get only meagre pay.
  我只得到很少的报酬。
• House prices did drop in August from the previous month – although by a meagre 0.1 per cent.
  8月份的房价确实出现了环比下跌，但跌幅仅为0.1%。
• At least that would offer the meagre comfort of simplicity.
  至少那样能让人感到简单生活下一些少有的舒适感。
• He had nothing save his meagre half-pay as chief of squadron.
  他除了那份极微薄的骑兵队队长的半薪之外，什么都没有。
• 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。
• It was difficult to live on his meagre earnings.
  他靠微薄的收入难以为生。
• Understate one's losses, eg of money, troops I get only meagre pay.
  少报损失（如金钱、兵员的损失）.我只得到很少的报酬。
• Later this was relaxed and every inmate except those sent to solitary confinement ate the same meagre diet.
  后来这又放宽了，除去单独隔离的囚犯之外，其他人都供应一样可怜的食物。
• 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。