measly是什么意思？

measly

英[ˈmi:zli] 美[ˈmizli]

• adj. 患麻疹的，少得可怜的，微不足道的。；

例句

• It had grown only four measly shoots! 大蒜头上还只得三四茎嫩芽!
• I asked. " Just take this measly 10 cents an hour and smile? " 我问, “ 接受这可怜兮兮的每小时10美分然后还要微笑 吗 ? ”
• ...a measly twelve-year-old like me. 像我这样一个12岁的小可怜
• The average British bathroom measures a measly 3.5 square metres. 英国人的卫生间平均只有区区3.5平方米。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• ADJ-GRADED
  （数目、数量、大小）微不足道的，少得可怜的
  If you describe an amount, quantity, or size as measly, you are critical of it because it is very small or inadequate.
  例句
  The average British bathroom measures a measly 3.5 square metres. 英国人的卫生间平均只有区区3.5平方米。 ...a measly twelve-year-old like me. 像我这样一个12岁的小可怜

英英词典释义

• Adjective
  1. contemptibly small in amount;
  "a measly tip""the company donated a miserable $100 for flood relief""a paltry wage""almost depleted his miserable store of dried beans"

行业词典

• 医学： 米珠的，含囊尾蚴的；