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
- As for the money, just think – if you were leaving, would you want a voucher worth just a measly few quid?
至于钱,你可以想想&如果你要走了,你会希望得到区区几英镑吗? - 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。 - He missed one measly field goal, and everybody's against him.
他只是失过一个球,所有人都把他当罪人。 - 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。 - What a measly birthday present!
多么小气的生日礼物哇! - But force repayment, and you feel like a hit man whacking kneecaps for a measly two bucks.
但如果强行要回钱,又会感到自己在为区区两、三块钱下狠手,简直像个职业杀手。 - Ah Ping ( Chen Li Ping) is married to a wimpy man who draws a measly salary.
阿萍(陈莉萍)的丈夫是个软弱无能的人,收入微薄。 - He gave us measly little portions of cake.
他给了我们少得可怜的一点蛋糕。 - Think a measly recommendation would've gotten me in?
一封蹩脚的介绍信差点要我的命。 - 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。