measly

'mi:zli

GRE

s. contemptibly small in amount

a. 患麻疹的
[医] 米珠的, 含囊尾蚴的

33,793

BNC 频率

23,217

使用频率

measly 中的词根是 meas（与 meager 相关），表示少量，ly 是形容词后缀。整体意思为“少得可怜的”。

例句

1. The restaurant served a measly portion of food for the price we paid.

餐厅以我们支付的价格提供了微不足道的食物份量。

2. He was disappointed to receive a measly bonus at the end of the year.

他对年末得到微薄的奖金感到失望。

3. She only had a measly amount of savings after years of work.

她工作多年后只有微薄的储蓄。