单词 | meager |
例句 | DEFINITIVE EXAMPLES 权威例句〔allotment〕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。柯林斯高阶〔by〕They made a meager living by selling souvenirs to the tourists.他们藉卖纪念品给观光客而过著清寒的生活。文馨英汉〔drearily〕He spoke drearily of his meager job prospects.他沮丧地谈起他黯淡的工作前景。韦氏高阶〔exiguity〕The quality or condition of being scanty or meager.微薄,稀少:缺乏的或不足的情况或性质美国传统〔exiguous〕Extremely scanty; meager.稀少的:极度不足的;贫乏的美国传统〔existence〕They pursued their meager existence in a poor rural area.他们在贫困的农村地区过着苦日子。韦氏高阶〔fustian〕Fustian can't disguise the author's meager plot.浮华的词藻无法掩盖作者那贫乏的情节。英汉大词典〔living〕She eked out a meagre / meager living as an artist's model.她靠当画模勉强为生。牛津搭配〔meager〕Although she's now rich and famous, she remembers her meager beginnings as a child from a poor family.尽管她现在名利双收,但她仍然记得作为穷苦家庭出身的孩子在起步时的艰难。韦氏高阶〔meager〕Every morning he eats a meager breakfast of toast and coffee.每天早上他早餐吃得很少,只有吐司和咖啡。韦氏高阶〔meager〕She came to this country with a fairly meager English vocabulary, but she is learning more words every day.她来到这个国家时英语词汇量很小,但是现在她每天都在学习更多的单词。韦氏高阶〔meager〕She earned a meager income of five dollars a day.她每天只有五美元的微薄收入。韦氏高阶〔meager〕They lived on a meager diet of rice and vegetables.他们只靠米饭和蔬菜过日子。韦氏高阶〔meager〕They suffered through several meager years at the beginning of their marriage.在刚结婚的头几年,他们过得很困难。韦氏高阶〔meager〕We'll have to do the best we can with this year's meager harvest.我们必须全力以赴以对付今年的歉收。韦氏高阶〔meagre〕He supplements his meager income by working on Saturdays.他靠周六做工来补贴他微薄的收入。朗文当代〔meagre〕Their food supply is meager.他们的食品供给少得可怜。柯林斯高阶〔meagre〕Their food supply is meager.他们的食物供给不足。外研社新世纪〔pittance〕A meager monetary allowance, wage, or remuneration.少量津贴:很少一部分金钱补助、工资或津贴美国传统〔ration〕The refugees waited for their meagre / meager rations of soup.难民们等待着少得可怜的配给汤。牛津搭配〔stint〕To subsist on a meager allowance; be frugal.节省:仅以有限的供给生存;节约的美国传统〔supply〕The injured climbers had only meagre / meager supplies of water and peanuts to live off.受伤的登山者只剩下少量的水和花生赖以生存。牛津搭配〔support〕His meager wage is not enough to support their five children.靠他一个人的微薄工资不足以养活他们的五个孩子。21世纪英汉He could not support his family on his meager salary. 他靠微薄的薪资无法养家。译典通 |
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