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measly

英 [ˈmiːzli]

美 [ˈmiːzli]

adj.  很小的; 很少的; 不足的

GRE医学

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
      1. I get a measly £4 an hour.
        我每小时只拿少得可怜的4英镑。

    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.
      1. 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。
      2. ...a measly twelve-year-old like me.
        像我这样一个12岁的小可怜

    英英释义

    adj

    • contemptibly small in amount
      1. a measly tip
      2. the company donated a miserable $100 for flood relief
      3. a paltry wage
      4. almost depleted his miserable store of dried beans
      Synonym:miserablepaltry

    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。