meager
adj. 瘦的; 粗劣的; 不足的; 贫乏的
1. deficient in amount or quality or extent;
2. barely adequate;
His meager allotment of gas had to be saved for emergencies.
他分到的那一点点煤气必须留着急用。
He could not support his family on his meager salary.
他靠微薄的工资无法养家.
Their food supply is meager.
他们的食品供给少得可怜。
Fustian can't disguise the author's meager plot.
浮夸的文章掩饰不住这个作者的贫乏情节。
The state of knowledge about fracture surfaces is very meager.
有关断裂表面的知识非常缺乏.