meagre
音标：
英音/ ˈmiːɡə(r) / 美音/ ˈmiːɡər /
听听基本释意：
外刊例句：
All four were already painfully hungry from spacing out the meagre rations they had.
由于分配了微薄的口粮，四个人已经饿得要命。
—BBC
Yet she said she’s not eligible for any benefits because of the meagre income she brings in.
但她表示，由于收入微薄，她没有资格获得任何福利。
—BBC
After separating from his partner, he raised his two sons as a single parent on what he described as a “meagre wage”.
与伴侣分居后，他以单亲身份抚养两个儿子，他称之为“微薄的工资”。
—BBC
基本释意：
adjective
deficient in amount or quality or extent
瘦的；贫弱的；贫乏的
同义词：
meager,meagerly,scrimpy,stingy
短释义：
无
长释义：
无
文学例句：
I drew out my purse; a meagre thing it was.
我掏出钱包；这是一件微不足道的事情。
—Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
Two fat tallow candles gave a meagre, flickering light.
两根粗大的牛油蜡烛发出微弱的、闪烁的光芒。
—A Dance with Dragons by George R. R. Martin
After they choked down their meagre supper, Meera sat with her back against a wall, sharpening her dagger on a whetstone.
他们咽下微薄的晚餐后，梅拉背靠墙坐着，在磨刀石上磨着匕首。
—A Dance with Dragons by George R. R. Martin
词源：
meagre (adj.)chiefly British English spelling of meager (q.v.); for spelling, see -re. Related: Meagrely; meagreness.Related entries & more
下面是词源的翻译（机器翻译比较难翻，参考着看）
meager (adj.)主要是meager (qv) 的英式英语拼写；有关拼写，请参阅 -re。相关：微不足道；贫乏。相关条目及更多
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