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
- 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。 - 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。 - The debit card offers meager rewards.
这张借记卡提供的回报极其微薄。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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！ - Their food supply is meager.
他们的食品供给少得可怜。 - With the assistance of several meager advances from the bookseller who was to bring it out, he succeeded.
书商给他预支了几笔数目不大的酬金，帮助他取得了成功。 - I have a very cheap salary. I have a very meager salary.
我的工资很微薄。