meager
adj. 瘦的; 粗劣的; 不足的; 貧乏的
1. deficient in amount or quality or extent;
2. barely adequate;
His meager allotment of gas had to be saved for emergencies.
他分到的那一點點煤氣必須留著急用。
He could not support his family on his meager salary.
他靠微薄的工資無法養家.
Their food supply is meager.
他們的食品供給少得可憐。
Fustian can't disguise the author's meager plot.
浮誇的文章掩飾不住這個作者的貧乏情節。
The state of knowledge about fracture surfaces is very meager.
有關斷裂表面的知識非常缺乏.