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

• Ah Ping ( Chen Li Ping) is married to a wimpy man who draws a measly salary.
  阿萍（陈莉萍）的丈夫是个软弱无能的人，收入微薄。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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？
• And they're on our asses for a measly$ 8000.
  他们该给我们八千元。
• The Tower Sleep Ambassador is a mattress, and quite a measly one at that.
  TowerSleepAmbassador是一个床垫，而且是一个相当拙劣的床垫。
• Mu stayed with you one measly little night.
  姆只和你待了一晚。
• I can't afford to buy a car on my measly salary.
  我靠微薄的工资买不起汽车。