measly
英 [ˈmiːzli]
美 [ˈmiːzli]
adj. 很小的; 很少的; 不足的
BNC.33793 / COCA.23217
牛津词典
adj.
- 很小的;很少的;不足的
very small in size or quantity; not enough- I get a measly £4 an hour.
我每小时只拿少得可怜的4英镑。
- I get a measly £4 an hour.
柯林斯词典
- ADJ-GRADED (数目、数量、大小)微不足道的,少得可怜的
If you describe an amount, quantity, or size asmeasly, you are critical of it because it is very small or inadequate.- The average British bathroom measures a measly 3.5 square metres.
英国人的卫生间平均只有区区3.5平方米。 - ...a measly twelve-year-old like me.
像我这样一个12岁的小可怜
- The average British bathroom measures a measly 3.5 square metres.
英英释义
adj
- contemptibly small in amount
- a measly tip
- the company donated a miserable $100 for flood relief
- a paltry wage
- almost depleted his miserable store of dried beans
双语例句
- You mean saving some measly ants means saving lives?
你说我救了一些小蚂蚁就是救了许多生命? - At the door of his car, it seemed stupid to him to drive the measly half block home.
在车门旁,他觉得只有半条街这点短的可怜的路还开车回家很愚蠢。 - On the day that China strengthened its claim to be the world's second-biggest economy, Japan released second-quarter figures showing growth of a measly 0.1 per cent.
在中国更有底气宣称成为世界第二大经济体当日,日本公布了区区0.1%的第二季度增长数据。 - Today, agriculture employs about 60 per cent of the workforce but accounts for a measly one-fifth of national output.
目前,印度有60%的劳动力在农业部门工作,但在国民产出中所占比例只有少得可怜的五分之一。 - As for the money, just think – if you were leaving, would you want a voucher worth just a measly few quid?
至于钱,你可以想想&如果你要走了,你会希望得到区区几英镑吗? - It all depends what you feel one measly point should be put into.
你完全可以放在你感觉还有不足的地方。 - One measly mango, that's all we've had from this tree.
一个微不足道的芒果,那就是我们从这棵树上所收获的一切。 - He gave us measly little portions of cake.
他给了我们少得可怜的一点蛋糕。 - He missed one measly field goal, and everybody's against him.
他只是失过一个球,所有人都把他当罪人。 - Think a measly recommendation would've gotten me in?
一封蹩脚的介绍信差点要我的命。