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meagre

adj.瘦的,贫弱的

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meagre


adj
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: French;Origin: maigre, from Latin macer 'thin']
a meagre amount of food, money etc is too small and is much less than you need
 a meagre diet of bread and beans
meagre income/earnings/wages etc
 He supplements his meager income by working on Saturdays.
 a school with meagre resources
>meagrelyadv
>meagrenessn[U]