"meager" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 微薄
• 稀少

Definition

数量或质量都很少，不足或没有什么吸引力。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

常用于书面语，形容薪水、餐食、资源、证据等“不足、不够”的感觉。比仅仅少，还带有不满意的意味。

Examples

His lunch was meager, just a piece of bread.

他的午餐非常**微薄**，只有一块面包。

They survived on a meager income.

他们靠**微薄**的收入生活。

The village had only meager resources.

村庄只有**稀少**的资源。

The evidence was too meager to prove anything in court.

证据太**稀少**，无法在法庭上证明任何事。

She looked at her meager savings and sighed.

她看着自己**微薄**的积蓄，叹了口气。

After paying the bills, there was only a meager amount left for fun.

付完账单后，只剩下**微薄**的钱用于娱乐。