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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

    • 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。