词汇 | meagrely |
释义 | meagrely adverb UK(USmeagerly)uk /ˈmiː.ɡə.li/ us /ˈmiː.ɡɚ.li/ in a way that is very small or not enough in amount, number, or quality: A short time later, we rented a small, meagrely furnished flat in the city centre. The job paid meagrely, but it introduced him to the international art world. Relatives and local acquaintances described him as a loner who lived meagrely and drifted around the country. The B vitamins are so meagrely supplied in their diet that almost all of them lack some. The study would be impossible without a supply of meagrely paid student volunteers. Scarce, inadequate and not enough be at a premiumidiom be thin on the groundidiom chronic shortage dearth dearth of something gold dust insufficiently lack lacking like gold dustidiom long on something and short on somethingidiom lousy scarcity scrubby shortage shortfall shortness shy skinny thin Related wordmeagre |
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