meager

US [ˈmiɡər]
UK [ˈmiːɡə(r)]
  • adj.(人,动物等)瘦的；(土地)不毛的；贫弱的；思想贫乏的
  • Web不足的；微薄；微薄的

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adj.
1.
(人,动物等)瘦的;(土地)不毛的;粗陋的,贫弱的;思想贫乏的;枯燥的(作品等)

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Definition:
AllAll,瘦的瘦的,不毛的不毛的,贫弱的贫弱的,思想贫乏的思想贫乏的,不足的不足的,微薄微薄,微薄的微薄的
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1.
Her father earned a meager living as a truck driver, her mother was an office assistant.
靓颖的父亲是一名收入微薄的货车司机，母亲是普通员工。
liàng yǐng de fù qīn shì yī míng shōu rù wēi bó de huò chē sī jī , mǔ qīn shì pǔ tōng yuán gōng 。
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2.
Superficially, Korean people seem to be tough, but deep down inside, they have been proven meager.
韩国人表面上看起来不可一世，自称最强硬，但骨子里却被证明是懦弱无能。
hán guó rén biǎo miàn shàng kàn qǐ lái bù kě yí shì , zì chēng zuì qiáng yìng , dàn gǔ zi lǐ què bèi zhèng míng shì nuò ruò wú néng 。
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3.
Individual power is pitifully meager; she oscillates between feeling good and bad, as if she knows that this is a never-ending movement.
个人力量何其渺小，她心情忽高忽低，彷佛知道这是一场没完没了的运动。
gè rén lì liang hé qí miǎo xiǎo , tā xīn qíng hū gāo hū dī , fǎng fó zhī dào zhè shì yī chǎng méi wán méi liǎo de yùn dòng 。
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4.
The last time such a meager increase did not coincide with a recession came in the 1950s.
在如此不给力的就业岗位创造增长速度下却没发生经济衰退，那还是20世纪50年代的事了。
zài rú cǐ bù gěi lì de jiù yè gǎng wèi chuàng zào zēng zhǎng sù dù xià què méi fā shēng jīng jì shuāi tuì , nà hái shì èr shí shì jì wǔ shí nián dài de shì le 。
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5.
I was able to catch thus a meager glimpse of the world of drama, and I shall never forget the delight of that moment.
这样，我可以获得对梦幻世界微弱的一瞥。我将永志不忘那个时刻的愉快。
zhè yàng , wǒ kě yǐ huò de duì mèng huàn shì jiè wēi ruò de yì piē 。 wǒ jiāng yǒng zhì bù wàng nà ge shí kè de yú kuài 。
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6.
Your meager Jedi training is not enough to assure your success against the Dark Woman. Only the power of the dark side will destroy her.
你的那些绝地训练不足以保证能够击败暗女。只有黑暗面才能干掉她。
nǐ de nà xiē jué dì xùn liàn bù zú yǐ bǎo zhèng néng gòu jī bài àn nǚ 。 zhǐ yǒu hēi àn miàn cái néng gàn diào tā 。
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7.
He comes to the market when prices are lowest, with the meager fruits of his hard labor, just after the harvest, because he has no choice.
正当他收割完，带着辛苦劳作换来的少得可怜的农作物来到市场时，却正值物价最低，因为他没有选择。
zhèng dàng tā shōu gē wán , dài zhe xīn kǔ láo zuò huàn lái de shǎo de kě lián de nóng zuò wù lái dào shì chǎng shí , què zhèng zhí wù jià zuì dī , yīn wèi tā méi yǒu xuǎn zé 。
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8.
Eventually, his parents had to invest more money to help their only son eke out a meager living by running his own electronics store.
最终，王建海的父母不得不再次掏腰包资助儿子开了家电器商店，勉强维持生计。
zuì zhōng , wáng jiàn hǎi de fù mǔ bù dé bù zài cì tāo yāo bāo zī zhù ér zǐ kāi le jiā diàn qì shāng diàn , miǎn qiǎng wéi chí shēng jì 。
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9.
Not only was it a master piece but it was also done despite meager resources.
看来它不仅是一件钩编杰作，而且还是在纱线短缺的条件下完成的。
kàn lái tā bù jǐn shì yī jiàn gōu biān jié zuò , ér qiě hái shì zài shā xiàn duǎn quē de tiáo jiàn xià wán chéng de 。
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10.
They had become so attached to the meager rewards of cruelty and petty power that they did not even remember how to be any other way.
他们已经附属于残忍暴行和琐碎权力所带来的微不足道的报酬，以致于他们完全不记得如何以另一种方式存在。
tā men yǐ jīng fù shǔ yú cán rěn bào xíng hé suǒ suì quán lì suǒ dài lái de wēi bù zú dào de bào chou , yǐ zhì yú tā men wán quán bù jì de rú hé yǐ lìng yī zhǒng fāng shì cún zài 。
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