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。
在数量、质量或程度上不足的；瘦的；不毛的；贫弱的
very small in amount; not enough or not good enough
在数量、质量或程度上不足的
deficient in amount or quality or extent
The refugees survived on a meagre diet of rice and water.
难民们依靠少量的米饭和水勉强维生。
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.
他微薄的薪水几乎不够支付房租和水电费。
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.
尽管训练了几个月，她的分数只有微小的提高。
用法提示：meagre 作定语修饰 improvement，表示进步微乎其微。
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。
用作表语，表示数量或质量不足。
The portion of food was meagre.
那份食物份量很少。
用于比较结构，突出相对不足。
His savings were meagre compared to the cost of the car.
与汽车的价格相比，他的储蓄微不足道。
较正式，强调数量少到不足
强调分布稀疏，不用于描述质量
强调不能满足需求，语气更强
正式，强调数量或程度不够
美式拼写，同义但更常见于美式英语
grammar · medium
易错句子The meagre of his efforts was evident.
正确表达The meagreness of his efforts was evident.
meagre is an adjective; it cannot be used as a noun. Use the noun form 'meagreness' or restructure the sentence to use 'meagre' as an adjective (e.g., 'His meagre efforts were evident').
grammar · medium
易错句子He ate meagre.
正确表达He ate meagrely.
meagre is an adjective; to modify a verb, use the adverb form 'meagrely'.
meagre强调贫乏、质量低劣；scant强调数量少到不足所需
meagre强调总量少且质量差；sparse强调分布上的稀疏、间隔大
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。
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。
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。
少量
Only a meagre amount of food remained after the feast.
盛宴后只剩下少量的食物。
微乎其微的结果
The experiment yielded meagre results despite months of work.
尽管工作了数月，实验只产生了微乎其微的结果。
指食物摄入量少或营养不足，常与meagre搭配表达食物匮乏。
农业收成量少，meagre harvest表示歉收。
工资水平低，meagre salary指微薄的薪水。
资源有限或不足，meagre resources形容资源匮乏。
一份的量很少，meagre portion表示少量的食物或份额。
贫乏的生活
After losing his job, he led a meagre existence.
失业后，他过着贫乏的生活。
微薄的收获
The farmers had meagre pickings this year due to the drought.
由于干旱，农民今年的收成微薄。
粗茶淡饭
The prisoners were given meagre fare twice a day.
囚犯每天两餐都吃得很简单。
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