ADJ-GRADED
數(shù)量很少的;微薄的;不足的;貧乏的
If you describe an amount or quantity of something as meagre, you are critical of it because it is very small or not enough.
例句
The bank's staff were already angered by a meagre 3.1% pay rise...
銀行職員對(duì)只加薪3.1%已心生怒火。
Their food supply is meager.
他們的食品供給少得可憐。