Word · Frequency #9500
meagre
不足的；贫乏的；微薄的
核心释义
very small in amount; not enough or not good enough
- 1.
在数量、质量或程度上不足的
deficient in amount or quality or extent
在数量、质量或程度上不足的；瘦的；不毛的；贫乏的；贫弱的
用法In use
The refugees survived on a meagre diet of rice and water.
用法提示：meagre 作定语修饰 diet，表示食物量少、不足。
His meagre salary barely covered the rent and utilities.
用法提示：meagre 作定语修饰 salary，表示收入微薄、不足。
Despite months of training, she saw only meagre improvement in her scores.
用法提示：meagre 作定语修饰 improvement，表示进步微乎其微。
a meagre + noun
常见搭配：meagre income, meagre meal, meagre results。
The family lived on a meagre income.
这家人靠微薄的收入生活。
be meagre
用作表语，表示数量或质量不足。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- meagre resources
- 匮乏的资源
- The village had meagre resources to cope with the drought.这个村庄应对干旱的资源匮乏。
- meagre income
- 微薄的收入
- He struggled to support his family on a meagre income.他靠微薄的收入勉强养家糊口。
- meagre diet
- 粗茶淡饭
- Prisoners were given a meagre diet of bread and water.囚犯得到的面包和水是很简单的饮食。
- meagre amount
- 少量
- Only a meagre amount of food remained after the feast.盛宴后只剩下少量的食物。
- meagre results
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
谐音'迷哥'，想象迷路的哥哥，身上食物贫乏，只有少量。记住'meagre'就是'贫乏、不足'。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：writing、academic、formal speech 通常用于正式或书面语境，如学术文章或正式演讲，描述数量或质量不足。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Only 'eager' rhymes with 'meagre'. Words like 'ogre', 'acre', 'massacre' have similar spelling endings but different vowel sounds.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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