mea·gre
adjective/ˈmiːɡə(r)/
/ˈmiːɡər/
(US English meager)
- small in quantity and poor in quality
少量且劣质的 - a meagre diet of bread and water
只有面包和水的简朴饮食 - She supplements her meagre income by cleaning at night.
她靠做夜间清洁工来补贴其微薄的收入。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryMeagre/meager is used with these nouns:- allowance
- belongings
- earnings
- …
Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘lean’): from Old French maigre, from Latin macer. - a meagre diet of bread and water