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

• Mu stayed with you one measly little night.
  姆只和你待了一晚。
• 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。
• Chinese citizens, whose consumption accounts for a measly third of national output – against 70 per cent in the US – could certainly spend more.
  中国人肯定可以进行更多的消费，他们的消费仅占国民产出的三分之一（美国的这一比例则为70%）。
• 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。
• 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。
• That's all you boys got? One measly brother?
  那就是你们的兄弟？一个得麻疹的兄弟？
• What a measly birthday present!
  多么小气的生日礼物哇！
• 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。
• 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。
• And they're on our asses for a measly$ 8000.
  他们该给我们八千元。