| 单词 | meager |
| 释义 | meager adjective US(UKmeagre)us/ˈmiː.ɡɚ/uk/ˈmiː.ɡər/(ofamountsornumbers) verysmallor not enough: a meagersalary Theprisonersexistedon a meagerdiet. Synonym stingyinformaldisapproving Scarce, inadequate and not enough
meager| American Dictionarymeager adjective us/ˈmi·ɡər/verysmallinamountornumber; only as much or not as much as isneededorthoughtto besuitable: Thefoodat my grandmother'shousewas meager andbarelyedible. Examplesofmeagermeager However, the evidence for their universal validity remainsmeager. From theCambridge English Corpus Little that happened there found its way into classical texts, their epigraphy is typicallymeager, and so they are known above all by archaeology. From theCambridge English Corpus In a state that has a relativelymeagertax base and a struggling educational system, proper school land management is important. From theCambridge English Corpus When compared to major depressive disorder or schizophrenia, the amount of empirical evidence to guide treatment selection ismeager. From theCambridge English Corpus In most homes, the f urniture wasmeager, basic, and worn out. From theCambridge English Corpus The result is sometimesmeager, but it is never preposterous. From theCambridge English Corpus The complement of a residual set is calledmeager. From theCambridge English Corpus However, the information provided to adoption agencies and prospective parents is oftenmeager, confusing, or inaccurate. From theCambridge English Corpus Parents, peers, and others express and exhibit norms, practices, and skills against a backdrop of material resources that may be plentiful, sufficient,meager, or unstable. From theCambridge English Corpus However, as we argue below, its evidentiary bases are stillmeager. From theCambridge English Corpus It is an admirable call for more and better research, rather than a defining summary in a field where substantial evidence remainsmeager. From theCambridge English Corpus Two years later, another levy was imposed, with even moremeagerresults. From theCambridge English Corpus Its results were based on verymeagerdata and are unreliable. From theCambridge English Corpus Confronted with situations in which most people would think long and hard, their reflection ismeager. From theCambridge English Corpus The resources available for education weremeager, and it was consensually agreed that almost no school could be properly housed or staffed. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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