| 单词 | meagrely |
| 例句 | Competitive, prestigious industries often pay entry- to mid-level employees meagrely, because they can; ambitious people are so keen for a spot on the ladder that they accept modest wages. Who Really Stands to Win from Universal Basic Income? 2018-07-02T04:00:00Z There were no inns, and as we had breakfasted rather meagrely on coffee and bread, we were driven to beg something at one of the farm-houses. When Love Calls 2012-03-22T02:00:36.883Z The air in the room--a meagrely furnished, much littered room, was yellow and choking, and the candles burned dimly in the midst of yellow halos. The New Rector 2012-03-22T02:00:35.997Z It consisted of three rooms, all very meagrely furnished. The White Terror and The Red A novel of revolutionary Russia 2012-03-18T02:00:21.430Z Of the facts of his life we are almost as meagrely informed as of the circumstances of his birth. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" 2012-01-11T03:00:20.463Z And earn just enough to live upon meagrely? The Protector 2011-12-14T03:00:17.460Z Its three small rooms were meagrely furnished; and its windows were curtainless, inviting the eyes beyond themselves. Atlantic Narratives Modern Short Stories 2011-12-01T03:00:20.193Z These posts, however, must support the holder but meagrely, so that he maintains a feverish thirst for promotion and becomes still more closely attached to the views of the government. Human, All-Too-Human, Part II 2011-10-26T02:00:29.773Z He was an elderly man, tall, spare, and meagrely bearded. The Sea and the Jungle 2011-08-30T02:00:30.350Z After that, through the most turbulent age in the history of Japan, which continued to the time of Hideyoshi, the imperial household could sustain itself only meagrely on the scanty income from a few estates. An Introduction to the History of Japan 2011-08-25T02:00:29.177Z We had breakfasted meagrely on the last rinds of bacon and scraps of sausage in our haversacks. A Tatter of Scarlet Adventurous Episodes of the Commune in the Midi 1871 2011-08-04T02:00:19.957Z Another way that he might have supplemented his infirmity was by means of his monocle, but he made little use of this poor device, because he instinctively recognized that it aided so meagrely. Concerning Lafcadio Hearn With a Bibliography by Laura Stedman 2011-07-20T02:00:12.413Z About two o'clock in the afternoon she lunched meagrely on crackers-and-milk at another dairy establishment on Columbus Avenue—reducing her capital to sixty-one cents. Joan Thursday 2011-06-25T02:00:19.897Z He lived at the “Hermitage” in his little refuge, the Empire room, which was furnished so stiffly and meagrely, with cool indifference to comfort and intimacy. Royal Highness 2011-05-05T02:00:22.363Z He went up the stairs and entered a room meagrely lighted with a feeble oil lamp. Withered Leaves. Vol. III.(of III) A Novel 2011-02-25T03:01:13.983Z In the British Islands the long series of strata is well developed, but many of the formations are much more meagrely represented than their equivalents in other countries. Geology 2011-02-20T03:00:12.660Z The air still bore the scent of dead bodies which had either been left exposed, or so meagrely covered with earth as to taint the breeze with noisome exhalations. Horse-Shoe Robinson A Tale of the Tory Ascendency The one exception to the rule of billowy beauty was a slender, even meagrely formed girl, who in America would pass perhaps for seventeen; probably she was three years younger. Mentone, Cairo, and Corfu The emotion, however, was but meagrely expressed in the flatness with which she heard herself presently say: "I'll go to the Registrar now." The Spoils of Poynton These helpless, meagrely furnished and meagrely conceiving disciples, meagre in food and meagre in faith, are set in contrast to the calm faith and infinite resource of Jesus. The Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of St. John, Vol. I The women of the poorer classes, however, are often meagrely clad--sometimes too scantily so for decency. Oriental Women At that period there were but few inns in these thinly-peopled districts, and such as were already established were small and but meagrely provided. Horse-Shoe Robinson A Tale of the Tory Ascendency It is annoying to think that Alfred de Musset should have been meagrely contemplative. The Galaxy, June 1877 Vol. XXIII.—June, 1877.—No. 6. Word and stage-play conveyed the dramatic progress of the action, followed more or less meagrely by musical recitative; arrived at the point of rest, music resumed the reins. Sketch of a New Esthetic of Music Unluckily, the big artists are, for the most part, meagrely represented by rather unimportant works, of which, by the way, a good many are already familiar to picture-goers. Pot-Boilers And while thus meagrely paid, there has been a demand for the labor of her hands so urgent that the like was never seen among us. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 92, June, 1865 She was sitting on the edge of a bed in a small, low-ceiled room, cheaply and meagrely furnished. The Bandbox Courage and devotion, so common in the ranks of the police, so little recognised, so meagrely rewarded, have at length found their commemoration in an historical act. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 5 (of 25) By sweating and debasing urgency, we get meagrely done what we might get handsomely done by the Good Will of emancipated mankind. New Worlds For Old A Plain Account of Modern Socialism Not a few careful and friendly observers of the practical working of Anglican religion have been reluctantly led to consider the daily service, as an institution, only meagrely successful. A Short History of the Book of Common Prayer The hall into which he stepped was simply, even meagrely furnished. The Destroyer A Tale of International Intrigue Poor though it was in resources, and very meagrely supported by Government grants, the factory was what the country had to depend on; and it rose to its opportunities. The War in the Air; Vol. 1 The Part played in the Great War by the Royal Air Force So long as it be plastic, any clay serves her turn, however meagrely saturated with the juices running from the carcase. The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles Out of respect for the feelings of the monks I had brought up no fresh meat, and of course there is none to be obtained on the mountain, so I dined rather meagrely. A Wayfarer in China Impressions of a trip across West China and Mongolia He used to live meagrely and never had enough to eat and drink, dressed God knows how, exactly like a beggar, and always saved and put his money into the bank. The House with the Mezzanine and Other Stories The soil was mainly mountain land and meagrely productive under toilsome and careful tillage. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 3 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History The ridge of his back sloped down to hind-quarters disproportionately small, finished off with a little, meagrely tufted tail that on any beast less regal in mien and stature would have looked ridiculous. The Watchers of the Trails A Book of Animal Life And so they supped meagrely on fried chicken and rice and gravy and hot biscuits and coffee. Stubble Alack! there was but little light to behold, being a shockingly low and dingy room, meagrely furnished with two chairs and a table, on which was another of the busts. Baboo Jabberjee, B.A. Little use did they get out of them, for a trio of these armed individuals were seized and disarmed by one Yugoslav gendarme, who was himself very meagrely equipped. The Birth of Yugoslavia, Volume 2 Without waiting for reply she led the way out of the room into the store beyond, with its bare counter, and shelves, and bins so meagrely supplied. The Heart of Unaga "Well, I don't like it at all and I wish we could go away," whispered the Dauphin, casting a homesick look around the great bare room, furnished so meagrely with faded furniture. Ten Boys from History That charity did not fail, though at first it could be but meagrely extended. A History of the Four Georges and of William IV, Volume III The cathedral was a small church, of poor construction and meagrely furnished with the necessaries for celebrating the religious offices. Bartholomew de Las Casas; his life, apostolate, and writings Owing to the origin of much of its water, the Tanana is often in flood in dry, hot seasons, when other rivers run meagrely, as well as in times of rain. Ten Thousand Miles with a Dog Sled A Narrative of Winter Travel in Interior Alaska They were badly generalled, shockingly clothed and meagrely fed on provisions that the ordinary civilian would scarcely give to swine. The Shellback's Progress In the Nineteenth Century And meagrely we reared our living from the ground, and sold our poor herbs to Sir Caradoc his steward, or to the people in the villages in the marsh about us. King Arthur's Knights The Tales Re-told for Boys & Girls It survived—clinging with a desperate tenacity to the soil which so meagrely nourished it. Irish Books and Irish People He had been as princely in his hospitality, as reckless with his gold, as meagrely equipped to cope with the enterprising United Statesian who first conquered the Californian, then, nefariously, or righteously, appropriated his acres. The Californians He had breakfasted, meagrely, on bread and honey, at half past seven. Priscilla's Spies The Committee of 1824 was but meagrely supplied with evidence as to foreign surveys. Thomas Davis, Selections from his Prose and Poetry On weekdays the women who passed the window were meagrely dressed; mothers in draggled winsey gowns, carrying infants that were armfuls of grandeur. A Window in Thrums The expedition was about as meagrely equipped as it well could be and be an expedition at all. South American Fights and Fighters And Other Tales of Adventure Ford begged him, in letters that came into Dr. Knapp's possession, and from which he quotes all too meagrely, not to 'drop a curtain' over the eight years succeeding 1825. George Borrow and His Circle Wherein May Be Found Many Hitherto Unpublished Letters Of Borrow And His Friends He was too shamefully poor, too shabbily and meagrely equipped, to have the right to talk of marriage to a girl in Verena's very peculiar position. The Bostonians, Vol. II (of II) From the miserably small grant the teachers are badly paid, and, therefore, hastily and meagrely educated. Thomas Davis, Selections from his Prose and Poetry If he lived meagrely instead of lavishly, as my guardians contended, that, the judges said, was his affair, and there the matter ended. The Triumphs of Eugène Valmont I was on the point of drawing out the letter, which appeared to be meagrely thin, when something within me seemed to faint. Secret History Revealed By Lady Peggy O'Malley The lofty place immediately within the doorway proved, in the light of a lamp now fixed in an iron bracket, to be a square entrance hall meagrely furnished. The Devil Doctor C�sar is very sensitive about that bald crown of his, and fears lest even the laurel wreath should cover it but meagrely. Sword and Gown A Novel Her face, though almost classic in its spaces and modelling, lacked in feature the classic decision and amplitude, so that the effect was rather that of a dignified room meagrely furnished. Franklin Kane The room was but meagrely furnished, and showed scant signs of prosperity. The Triumphs of Eugène Valmont Her larder might be most meagrely circumscribed as to variety, and generally was. Eating in Two or Three Languages I have often wondered why that problem is discussed so meagrely. From the Bottom Up The Life Story of Alexander Irvine The bookcase of stained fir-wood, suspended against the wall by cords, is meagrely stocked with a couple of Lexicons, a pair of Grammars, a Euclid, a Xenophon, a Homer, and a Livy. Dream Life A Fable Of The Seasons I have heard that in past years the foreign representatives of our Government have reported too few things and much too meagrely. The Life and Letters of Walter H. Page, Volume I Either their neighbours, if better off, had not long ago begun as meagrely, or else they lacked those advantages of culture or social standing which the Rexfords could boast. What Necessity Knows It is doubtful whether any really great scholar ever gave the best years of his life to so meagrely equipped a succession of youngsters! Plum Pudding Of Divers Ingredients, Discreetly Blended & Seasoned It begins meagrely, as we have shown, and proceeds gradually through the various gradations of lights, savories, solids, and substantiate. Jorrocks' Jaunts and Jollities He felt, somehow, impoverished, and drew his breath more meagrely. Different Girls An unmistakeable, though unspoken, indication of mingled feeling—pity for one so meagrely endowed, and marvel that, out of boundless stores, the Deity could, even in this instance, have been so chary of gifts. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 100, May 2, 1891 The floor was devoid of covering, the ceiling low, the only furniture a dozen small tables meagrely set out for déjeuner. Max The road brought us by a lake which gave a chilly air to the landscape in the winter day, then past a strip of country meagrely wooded. Waysiders The two first heads of the Ethical scheme, so meagrely filled up by the ancient systems generally, are almost a total blank as regards both Cynics and Cyrenaics. Moral Science; a Compendium of Ethics The man so meagrely furnished as to hold no such idea is but a carper, not a critic. Essays Æsthetical Indeed, with the exception of primitive outlying stations, all the principal Roman Catholic Missions, by their extent and completeness, put our own more meagrely endowed establishments into rather painful contrast. Through the Mackenzie Basin A Narrative of the Athabasca and Peace River Treaty Expedition of 1899 The mystery surrounding him furnished her not meagrely with material for her imagination; she could invent nothing that seemed to herself incredible; her fairy tales were not more wonderful than facts as she beheld them. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 07, May, 1858 Hardup, decked meagrely in the colors that spell patriotism, was unwontedly alive and full of Fourth of July noises. The Long Shadow She brought him to rest in a small, meagrely furnished but delightfully scented room. The Wrong Twin She gazed enviously at the servant-girls as they trooped up blushing into the van meagrely furnished with a bed and a couple of chairs; but she could not pluck up courage to follow their example. The Aspirations of Jean Servien For sixteen francs a month, which I was compelled to pay in advance, I found a small, meagrely furnished room in the Faubourg Saint Martin. Baron Trigault's Vengeance The future stretched before her dull and bare as the deserted length of Fifth Avenue, and opportunities showed as meagrely as the few cabs trailing in quest of fares that did not come. House of Mirth He was ushered into a large parlor, which, by the light of a couple of candles, he perceived to be very meagrely furnished and very tenderly and sparingly used. Roderick Hudson It was not imposing at all, but it was interesting, albeit very meagrely graced with fine brown hair, dry and neglected. Strong Hearts If he ate meagrely, of poor polenta, that was fate, it was the skies that ruled these things, and no man ruled the skies. Twilight in Italy After devotion so boundless, service so measureless—so lightly, meagrely repaid—were Mrs. Burgoyne's peace and health to be again in peril at her cousin's hands? Eleanor Especially are the lives of the poets and dramatists obscure and meagrely recorded. Milton About five o'clock I strolled down into the shop, it was lighted very meagrely with three oil lamps. Crowded Out! and Other Sketches A wild heath, whistled over by October blasts, meagrely adorned with the dry stalks of scented shrubs and the bald heads of the sapless mullein, was succeeded by a fenced field and a corn-stack. Edgar Huntly or, Memoirs of a Sleep-Walker She meagrely returned Clara's embrace, and left her in a reverie of tactless scheming for the restoration of peace with Mr. Atherton. A Modern Instance "Never mind the blame, but make it good," Mr. Shargeloes answered, meagrely, for he felt as if he could never be fat again. Springhaven : a Tale of the Great War The slave with a few shillings, enough to stock meagrely a little stall, may show as much business capacity, diligence, and fidelity, as if he had millions to work with. Expositions of Holy Scripture : St. Matthew Chaps. IX to XXVIII But, for the most part, people must occupy the same room summer and winter, the sole change being in the strip of carpet laid meagrely before the sofa during the latter season. Venetian Life Yes, it had given one a strange feeling of nakedness, and yet of a freedom from the tyranny of things, to find oneself so meagrely and yet so sufficiently endowed. Snake and Sword A Novel Red Cross history would fill a big volume, no matter how meagrely told. America's War for Humanity These indeed are not objects of first-rate interest, and with such Turin is rather meagrely furnished. Italian Hours Light sneaked in through the cracks in the shutters, but so meagrely that it only served to increase the gloom. The Hollow of Her Hand The night so meagrely described at the beginning of this tale followed hard upon a grey, chill day. The Flyers He never worried about her solitude, or guessed that in throwing her a smile and a word at supper he was paying her meagrely for three hours of lone rocking in a rocking-chair. The Old Wives' Tale The place was meagrely furnished, but scrupulously clean. Mademoiselle of Monte Carlo A great walnut monstrosity meagrely equipped performed the functions of a sideboard. The Fortunate Youth Here the square was close-packed, and every window choked with gazers, as the Duke's coach came in sight, escorted meagrely by his equerries and the half-dozen light-horse that preceded him. The Valley of Decision Books lined the walls of his otherwise meagrely furnished rooms—they represented the one personal extravagance that he indulged in—and newspapers and magazines came by every mail. Sisters In that case, the well-stocked cells belong to females; the others, more meagrely supplied, belong to males. The Wonders of Instinct Chapters in the Psychology of Insects I rose and inspected the collection: fifty or sixty volumes altogether—poetry, drama, popular theology, reference, and a few miscellaneous works; history meagrely represented, science and yellow-back fiction not at all. Such Is Life Controls are left: that is to say, some cells remain untouched, with their provisions as I found them, both in the part which is abundantly provided and in that which is more meagrely rationed. More Hunting Wasps She called herself the Countess of Lamotte-Valois; her husband, the Count Lamotte, was the royal sub-lieutenant in some little garrison city, and his salary was not able to support them except meagrely. Marie Antoinette and Her Son The first summer lapsed away; and Joanna meagrely maintained herself by the shop, which now consisted of little more than a window and a counter. Life's Little Ironies On one of his journeys he happened into the house of a poor old man who had twelve children, all of whom the father supported, however meagrely, with the toil of his own hands. The Legends of the Jews — Volume 4 He regarded its complications as more curious than edifying, and he had an idea of the beauty of REASON, which was, on the whole, meagrely gratified by what he observed in his female patients. Washington Square Anne’s anxiety about Bob was again uppermost now, and she spoke but meagrely of old Derriman’s visit, and nothing of what he had left. The Trumpet-Major To say that Madame Merle improved on acquaintance states meagrely the impression she made on her friend, who had found her from the first so ample and so easy. The Portrait of a Lady — Volume 2 She had moreover a great fondness for intervals of solitude, which since her arrival in England had been but meagrely met. The Portrait of a Lady — Volume 1 He stopped short and looked at the brick wall of the terrace, faced with shallow arches, meagrely clothed by a few unthriving creepers, with an ill-kept narrow flower-bed along its foot. Under Western Eyes But I feed him ill; I live very meagrely.' History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 21 That is the epitome of Conrad's history; history now become very great, but then no bigger than its neighbors, and very meagrely recorded; of which the reflective reader is to make what he can. History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 02 At long length he was escorted up the broad stone staircase, and ushered into a spacious, meagrely furnished anteroom, to make one of a waiting crowd of clients, mostly men. Scaramouche While the Chamber was sitting, she lived meagrely in one of their country places to recoup herself by economy for Monsieur de Chavoncourt's expenses in Paris. Albert Savarus It was her bedroom, meagrely furnished, but in perfect order. Cow-Country While breakfasting rather meagrely, his mind full of these painful conjectures, Madame Coffinet, who had the honor to take charge of his housekeeping, came up to ask if he would see Monsieur Etienne Lousteau. The Lesser Bourgeoisie That was part of the mercy of God," the shade replied; "for immortality could be enjoyed but meagrely on earth, where natural limitations are so abrupt. A journey in other worlds A romance of the future That was indeed what he liked to hear: the connexion was not direct, but one was somehow more in the right place where the money was flying than where it was simply and meagrely nesting. In the Cage "Assuredly," I explained, pained inwardly that one of official rank should so slightly esteem my appearance as to judge that I was so meagrely endowed. The Mirror of Kong Ho For five days he toiled on at “Overdue,” going nowhere, seeing nobody, and eating meagrely. Martin Eden |
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