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
- Their food supply is meager.
他们的食品供给少得可怜。 - It was from Granny's conversations, year after year, that the meager details of Grandpa's life came to me.
年复一年，我从姥姥的谈话中对姥爷的生活琐事有了不太详细的了解。 - His meager allotment of gas had to be saved for emergencies.
他分到的那一点点煤气必须留着急用。 - Aside from his meager savings, he has no resources to fall back on.
除了极少量的积蓄外，他没有可以依赖的财源。 - I have a very cheap salary. I have a very meager salary.
我的工资很微薄。 - He related how on several occasions he was robbed of his meager possessions and beaten.
他讲述他怎么好几次被人抢走他贫乏的财产和被打。 - Low rates help this process by effectively reducing the value of money invested today-think of the meager interest you get from your bank-and increasing the importance of future returns.
低利率有助于投资者着眼长期，因为它实际上降低了今天所投入资金的价值（想想你把钱存在银行那点微薄的利息）、增加了将来所取得回报的价值。 - We had a meager helping of fish.
我们吃了很小的一份鱼。 - Spark ignited with our meager minds of the perfect career.
用我们微薄的星火点燃心中理想的事业。 - 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。