meagre

meagre1
(美 meager)
adjective
  1. (of something provided or available) lacking in quantity or quality
    不足的，微薄的；质量差的
    they were forced to supplement their meagre earnings.
    他们不得不想办法补充自己的微薄收入。
    ■(of a person or animal) lean; thin
    瘦的，消瘦的
    ■(of ideas or writing) lacking fullness; unsatisfying
    （思想或作品）贫乏的，不丰富的，不完备的；不令人满意的
    a curriculum which is mean, meagre, and mechanical.
    低劣、不完整和呆板的课程。
派生
meagrely
adverb
meagreness
noun
语源
  1. Middle English (in the sense 'lean'): from Old French maigre, from Latin macer
meagre2
noun
  1. (Brit.). another term for kabeljou
    (英)。 同 kabeljou
语源
  1. mid 16th cent.: from French, noun use of maigre 'lean, thin'
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