meagre

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meagre 是什么意思

中文释义

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

英文释义

a deficient in amount or quality or extent

meagre 的真实例句

以下例句摘自真实英文文章，看看 meagre 在自然语境里怎么用：

Earning a meagre income in the formal economy, she sees it as a way to make enough money to support her family.

—— Inside smoky shelters, a fast-paced, illegal card game has taken off in Solomon Islands

It was as though marriage were something Carl had needed to get out of the way, a view that explained the couple’s meagre intimacies.

—— “Ordinary Wear and Tear,” by Thomas McGuane

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