measly
英 [ˈmiːzli]
美 [ˈmiːzli]
adj. 很小的; 很少的; 不足的
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- I get a measly £4 an hour.
我每小时只拿少得可怜的4英镑。
- I get a measly £4 an hour.
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.- 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。 - ...a measly twelve-year-old like me.
像我这样一个12岁的小可怜
- The average British bathroom measures a measly 3.5 square metres.
英英释义
adj
- contemptibly small in amount
- a measly tip
- the company donated a miserable $100 for flood relief
- a paltry wage
- almost depleted his miserable store of dried beans
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。