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
- 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。 - Averaged over the past four decades, the net profit margin of the world's airlines, taken together, has been a measly 0.1%.
过去的四十年中,把全球航空公司算在一起,平均的总净利润率只有极其微薄的0.1%。 - But most clients are not ready for the measly returns.
但多数客户都不愿获得微薄的回报。 - But force repayment, and you feel like a hit man whacking kneecaps for a measly two bucks.
但如果强行要回钱,又会感到自己在为区区两、三块钱下狠手,简直像个职业杀手。 - Chinese citizens, whose consumption accounts for a measly third of national output – against 70 per cent in the US – could certainly spend more.
中国人肯定可以进行更多的消费,他们的消费仅占国民产出的三分之一(美国的这一比例则为70%)。 - 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。 - 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? - Think a measly recommendation would've gotten me in?
一封蹩脚的介绍信差点要我的命。 - What a measly birthday present!
多么小气的生日礼物哇! - Mu stayed with you one measly little night.
姆只和你待了一晚。