meager

简明英汉词典

meager

[5mi:^E(r)]

n.

兆

美国传统词典[双解]

meager

mea.ger 也作 mea.gre

AHD:[m?“g…r]

D.J.[6mi8g*]

K.K.[6mig+]

adj.（形容词）

(1)Deficient in quantity, fullness, or extent; scanty.

不足的，缺乏的：在数量、程度或范围上缺乏的；不足的

(2)Deficient in richness, fertility, or vigor; feeble:

贫乏的：在丰富度、肥沃度或生命力上不足的；虚弱的：

the meager soil of an eroded plain.

被侵蚀的贫瘠平原

(3)Having little flesh; lean.

肉少的；瘦的

语源

(1)Middle English megre [thin]

中古英语 megre [细的，瘦的]

(2)from Old French

源自 古法语

(3)from Latin macer * see m3k-

源自 拉丁语 macer *参见 m3k-

继承用法

mea“gerly

adv.（副词）

mea“gerness

n.（名词）

参考词汇

(1)meager， spare， sparse， skimpy， scanty， scant

(2)These adjectives mean lacking in quantity, fullness, or extent.

这些形容词都有在数量、程度、范围上缺乏和不足的意思。

(3)Meager suggests leanness (

Meager 有细、瘦的含义(

a small, meager woman); in a less specific sense it implies an insufficiency of what is needed for completeness or richness:

一个瘦小的女人)； 在略广的含义上，它指是的缺乏所需求的完整或丰富：

meager fare;

不足的费用；

meager resources.

匮乏的资源。

“The report that first reached us through the newspapers was meager and contradictory” (Thomas B. Aldrich).

“最初通过报纸传到我们这里的报道既不全面又互相矛盾”。 （托马斯B. 奥尔德里奇）.

(4)Spare implies bare sufficiency without excess:

Spare 隐含“勉强够，没有任何余地”的意思：

The library had a spare but efficient look about it.

这个图书馆给人一种简单，但却很有效的感觉。

The author's style is spare and elegant.

这个作者有一种不加渲染的优雅风格。

(5)Sparse indicates a lack of density and a thin distribution of units:

Sparse 指缺乏密集度和不充足的分布：

a sparse hedge;

稀疏的树篱；

sparse hair;

稀疏的头发；

“a party which as yet was . . . an unorganized mob-thick in one place, sparse in another” (Walter Besant).

“一个迄今还是…时而乱哄哄地没有组织，时而稀稀落落的党派” （华特·贝赞特）。

(6)Skimpy implies inadequacy, as in length or fullness, such as might result from frugality or stinginess:

Skimpy 指因为吝啬而造成的长度、数量的不足：

a skimpy dress;

不够长的裙子；

a skimpy allowance.

不够花的零用钱。

The skimpy rug barely covers the floor.

不够大的地毯勉强盖住了地板。

(7)Scanty implies a lack of sufficiency, as in extent, quantity, or degree:

Scanty 指在范围、数量、程度上的不足：

His knowledge of mathematics is superficial and scanty.

他的数学知识浅显、贫乏。

The farmer's financial difficulties were caused by a scanty harvest.

这个农民的经济困难是因为收成不足造成的。

(8)Scant applies to what is barely enough (

Scant 用于指勉强够(

gave us scant respect) or to what falls short of an expected or desired amount (

给我们刚刚足够的尊重)， 或指未达到预期的数量(

The movers gave me a scant hour's notice of their arrival).

搬家的人只通知给我们短短的一小时，他们就来了)

现代英汉词典

meager

[5mi:^E(r)]

adj.

(1)瘦的（人体部分）

(2)贫乏的；不足的

英文相关词典

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美国传统词典

meager

mea.ger also mea.gre

AHD:[m?“g…r]

D.J.[6mi8g*]

K.K.[6mig+]

adj.

(1)Deficient in quantity, fullness, or extent; scanty.

(2)Deficient in richness, fertility, or vigor; feeble:

the meager soil of an eroded plain.

(3)Having little flesh; lean.

语源

(1)Middle English megre [thin]

(2)from Old French

(3)from Latin macer * see m3k-

继承用法

mea“gerly

adv.

mea“gerness

n.

参考词汇

(1)meager, spare, sparse, skimpy, scanty, scant

(2)These adjectives mean lacking in quantity, fullness, or extent.

(3)Meager suggests leanness (

a small, meager woman); in a less specific sense it implies an insufficiency of what is needed for completeness or richness:

meager fare;

meager resources.

“The report that first reached us through the newspapers was meager and contradictory” (Thomas B. Aldrich).

(4)Spare implies bare sufficiency without excess:

The library had a spare but efficient look about it.

The author's style is spare and elegant.

(5)Sparse indicates a lack of density and a thin distribution of units:

a sparse hedge;

sparse hair;

“a party which as yet was . . . an unorganized mob-thick in one place, sparse in another” (Walter Besant).

(6)Skimpy implies inadequacy, as in length or fullness, such as might result from frugality or stinginess:

a skimpy dress;

a skimpy allowance.

The skimpy rug barely covers the floor.

(7)Scanty implies a lack of sufficiency, as in extent, quantity, or degree:

His knowledge of mathematics is superficial and scanty.

The farmer's financial difficulties were caused by a scanty harvest.

(8)Scant applies to what is barely enough (

gave us scant respect) or to what falls short of an expected or desired amount (

The movers gave me a scant hour's notice of their arrival).

英汉地质大词典

meager

n.不足的,贫弱的,贫瘠的

英汉环境大词典

meager

n.不足的,贫弱的,贫瘠的

英汉化学大词典

meager

adj.不足的

英汉计算机大词典

meager

adj.不足的