meagre 英 [ˈmi:gə(r)]   美 [ˈmiɡɚ]

meagre

meagre  英 [ˈmi:gə(r)] 美 [ˈmiɡɚ]

adj. 瘦的;贫弱的;贫乏的 

Now that it was dead, however, I was jolly well going to eat it — so we spent all evening smoking and salting the meat to supplement our meagre supplies. 虽然它已经死了,然而我实在不想吃它。 因此我们花了整个晚上来熏烤、用盐腌它的肉以补充我们的贫乏的补给。
When walls of seawater came crashing down on these vulnerable fishing and farming families six months ago, many saw their meagre livelihoods washed away. 六个月前,当海水铸成的高墙压向这些渔民和农民家庭时,许多人眼看着他们贫弱的生计被冲走。

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  • adj. 瘦的;贫弱的;贫乏的
  • 1. Now that it was dead, however, I was jolly well going to eat it — so we spent all evening smoking and salting the meat to supplement our meagre supplies.

    虽然它已经死了,然而我实在不想吃它。 因此我们花了整个晚上来熏烤、用盐腌它的肉以补充我们的贫乏的补给。

  • 2. When walls of seawater came crashing down on these vulnerable fishing and farming families six months ago, many saw their meagre livelihoods washed away.

    六个月前,当海水铸成的高墙压向这些渔民和农民家庭时,许多人眼看着他们贫弱的生计被冲走。

  • meagre (adj.) chiefly British English spelling of meager (q.v.); for spelling, see -re.
meagre ( especially US mea·ger ) / ˈmiːɡə(r) ; NAmE ˈmiːɡər / adjective small in quantity and poor in quality 少量且劣质的 SYN paltry a meagre diet of bread and water 只有面包和水的简朴饮食 She supplements her meagre income by cleaning at night. 她靠做夜间清洁工来补贴其微薄的收入。 meagre / ˈmiːɡə(r) ; NAmE ˈmiːɡər /
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