meagre
(US meager), adj
1 small in quantity and poor in quality 少量的; 劣质的; 贫乏的; 不足的
a meagre meal of bread and cheese 只有面包和奶酪的一餐
her meagre contribution to our funds 她给我们基金的微薄捐款
Our appeal for help met with a meagre response. 我们求助的呼吁反应冷淡.
2 thin; lacking in flesh 瘦的; 皮包骨的
the meagre faces of the starving children 饥饿的儿童的瘦削的脸.
🔁 扩展释义
a. 瘦的, 不毛的, 贫乏的, 贫弱的, 少量的, 力量不够的, 质不高的, 量不足的
📖 同为「核心」词汇
fourteenthnum. 第十四;
n. 第十四;每月的第十四日;十四分之一;
adj. 第十四的;十四分之一的;
On the subject of reading, Francis Bacon, who lived at about the same time as shakespeare, wrote these words, Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested. This good advice shows how it is possible to read