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
- 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。 - 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。 - We had a meager helping of fish.
我们吃了很小的一份鱼。 - 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？ - 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。 - 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！ - I would take the nourishment that your meager frame has to offer.
我会把你吃的东西都抢走。 - People who do well financially ask different questions as they look at investments than people who produce meager rewards.
善于理财地人和小打小闹的人在投资机会面前，所问出的问题是不一样的。 - 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。 - Yet, sincerity and hard work had yielded only meager returns, and I was willing to try anything.
不过既然从前的热诚和辛劳回报甚微，我什么都愿意尝试一番。