单词：meagre
音标：['mi:^ә(r)] ；
柯林斯词典等级：1 级；
a. 瘦的, 不毛的, 贫乏的, 贫弱的, 少量的, 力量不够的, 质不高的, 量不足的
a deficient in amount or quality or extent
考试类型：[IELTS]
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meagre的用法和样例：
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用作形容词(adj.)
- Blackberries are not plentiful in this meagre grove, but they are easily seen from the public footpath which traverses it, and all too easily gathered.在这片贫乏的园林里，黑刺莓本来就不多，可是公共小径横穿园林，黑刺莓极易让人看见，采集起来也不费周折。
词汇搭配
- meagre clay瘦粘土
经典引文
He calls for Famine, and the meagre fiend Blows mildew from between his shrivelled teeth.
出自：W. CowperThe meagre condition of his horse.
出自：Sir W. ScottA meagre wiry old fellow.
出自：W. Irving
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