meager
pronunciation
UK [ˈmiːgə]
US [ˈmigər]
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- adj.
- 瘦的
- 粗劣的
- 不足的
- 贫乏的
Word Origin
meager 少量且劣质的
来自古法语maigre,薄的，来自拉丁语macrum,薄的，细的，长的，大的，来自PIE*makro,细长的，词源同macro-.
Example
- 1. Other elderly people resort to petty theft to increase their meager purchasing power .
- 一些老人小偷小摸，以增加他们微薄的购买力。
- 2. Sooner or later investors will face either a loss of money , or at best meager returns .
- 投资者迟早会要么亏钱，要么最好也就是获得微薄的回报。
- 3. After they reject the government 's compensation as too meager , a dark campaign of harassment ensues .
- 面对政府给出的少得可怜的补偿，他们拒绝，紧接着就要遭受昏天暗地的骚扰。
- 4. He was very good to me gave me some research work to supplement my meager income and invited me to his house for dinner .
- 他对我非常不错，让我做一些研究工作来贴补我那微薄的收入，他还邀请过我到他家去吃饭。
- 5. Now , they live off the meager earnings brought in by the shepherd 's wife , who works as an apartment guard in the building where the family is living .
- 现在他们靠着这位牧民妻子的一点微薄收入过活，她现在就在一家人住的这座建筑中作公寓保安员。
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