measly

英 [ˈmiːzli]

美 [ˈmiːzli]

adj.  很小的; 很少的; 不足的

GRE医学

BNC.33793 / COCA.23217

牛津词典

adj.

• 很小的；很少的；不足的
  very small in size or quantity; not enough
  1. I get a measly £4 an hour.
     我每小时只拿少得可怜的4英镑。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED （数目、数量、大小）微不足道的，少得可怜的
  If you describe an amount, quantity, or size asmeasly, you are critical of it because it is very small or inadequate.
  1. The average British bathroom measures a measly 3.5 square metres.
     英国人的卫生间平均只有区区3.5平方米。
  2. ...a measly twelve-year-old like me.
     像我这样一个12岁的小可怜

英英释义

adj

• contemptibly small in amount
  1. a measly tip
  2. the company donated a miserable $100 for flood relief
  3. a paltry wage
  4. almost depleted his miserable store of dried beans
  Synonym:miserablepaltry

双语例句

• On the day that China strengthened its claim to be the world's second-biggest economy, Japan released second-quarter figures showing growth of a measly 0.1 per cent.
  在中国更有底气宣称成为世界第二大经济体当日，日本公布了区区0.1%的第二季度增长数据。
• But from 2010 to 2011, it grew a measly 0.4%, with online and social gaming providing most of the lift as traditional consoles declined.
  但从2010年至2011年，游戏机市场仅增长了可怜的0.4%，而且这还得归功于在线游戏和社交游戏，传统游戏机的销量却在下降。
• The Tower Sleep Ambassador is a mattress, and quite a measly one at that.
  TowerSleepAmbassador是一个床垫，而且是一个相当拙劣的床垫。
• What a measly birthday present!
  多么小气的生日礼物哇！
• Today, agriculture employs about 60 per cent of the workforce but accounts for a measly one-fifth of national output.
  目前，印度有60%的劳动力在农业部门工作，但在国民产出中所占比例只有少得可怜的五分之一。
• One measly mango, that's all we've had from this tree.
  一个微不足道的芒果，那就是我们从这棵树上所收获的一切。
• You mean saving some measly ants means saving lives?
  你说我救了一些小蚂蚁就是救了许多生命？
• Averaged over the past four decades, the net profit margin of the world's airlines, taken together, has been a measly 0.1%.
  过去的四十年中，把全球航空公司算在一起，平均的总净利润率只有极其微薄的0.1%。
• But most clients are not ready for the measly returns.
  但多数客户都不愿获得微薄的回报。
• I can't afford to buy a car on my measly salary.
  我靠微薄的工资买不起汽车。