| 词汇 | exiguous |
| 释义 | exiguous adjective formaluk /eɡˈzɪɡ.ju.əs/ us /eɡˈzɪɡ.ju.əs/ very small in size or amount: 稀少的;细微的;微小的 I got a teaching job at an exiguous rate of pay.我得到了一份工资微薄的教书工作。 Synonyms diminutive dinkyinformal infinitesimalformal itsy-bitsyhumorous little(SMALL) microscopicinformalhumorous midget mini- miniature minute small(LITTLE) teensyinformal teenyinformal weeScottish English or informal weenyUKinformal not great in size, amount, etc. smallI live in a small town. littleShe's a good little girl. a littleI just want a little ice cream. a little (bit)I was a little bit upset that she ate the last piece of cake. tinyHis body was covered in tiny red spots. Extremely small atomized be knee-high to a grasshopperidiom bitsy exiguity exiguously imperceptible infinitesimal infinitesimally irreducible irreducibly itsy-bitsy minuscule slimly slimness subatomic teensy ultra-tiny vanishingly weeny XS Examples of exiguousexiguous The next phase in government's reactions was to cut back severely on such exiguous 'relief' as was doled out, even to those relatively few refugees who had 'registered' on time. Cavan was unable to scale up these experiments and to conduct large-scale field exercises because of the exiguous state of the army at home. Langford's own treatment of parliamentary enclosure is exiguous. Never did a politician in a difficulty or a swimmer swimming in a stormy sea clutch at a more exiguous and inadequate straw. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The trusts sometimes have to employ solicitors, and fees will be a further charge on a very exiguous income. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In order to buttress his exiguous case he was reduced to praying in aid alleged and, save in one instance, unquoted statements of other persons. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Looking the existing position in the face, rations get steadily a little more exiguous. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I myself have been surprised at the work which they succeed in doing with the exiguous staff which has been placed at their disposal. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But the point was an extremely subtle, remote and exiguous one. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In current conditions—and this is a serious argument—exporting electrical plant means being satisfied with exiguous profit margins in many cases. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If their contribution was meagre last session, it has been even more exiguous on this occasion. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The rest were subject only to the exiguous negative resolution procedure. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Of course, it can be got out of the students' exiguous amounts of money which they have to spend. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The constraint in subsection (1) is so minimal as to be exiguous. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 For all this they are paid little more than an expert steelworker; and for this exiguous pay they have normally to support two residences. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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