meagre (US meager)

adj 1 small in quantity and poor in quality 少量的; 劣质的; 贫乏的; 不足的: a meagre meal of bread and cheese 只有面包和奶酪的一餐 * her meagre contribution to our funds 她给我们基金的微薄捐款 * Our appeal for help met with a meagre response. 我们求助的呼吁反应冷淡. 2 thin; lacking in flesh 瘦的; 皮包骨的: the meagre faces of the starving children 饥饿的儿童的瘦削的脸.

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