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
- 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 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。 - It is difficult for him to make a living on his meager salary.
靠那样微薄的一份工资他那以维持生活。 - I would take the nourishment that your meager frame has to offer.
我会把你吃的东西都抢走。 - 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。 - 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！ - His meager allotment of gas had to be saved for emergencies.
他分到的那一点点煤气必须留着急用。 - 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。 - He depends for his livelihood upon a meager income.
他依靠微薄的收入过活。 - 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。