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meager adj.贫乏的；不足的；瘦的 (1) 正是中世纪欧洲的僧侣们引进科学的啤酒酿造技术，制造有营养的饮料，从而补充了他们贫乏的饮食。 Meager doesn't mean adequate––it means not enough. People with a limited supply of food may try to subsist on meager portions. People who make a meager amount of money probably have a hard time making rent. Meager and emaciated both derive from the Old French maigre. If you can remember that you will look emaciated if your diet is meager, you’ll use the word correctly.

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英 ['miːgə] 美 ['miːgə] (1) It was medieval European monks who introduced scientific brewing techniques in an effort to produce a nutritious beverage to supplement their meager diets. Meager means small and often applies to portions. Meager is the serving of chocolate cake your mother will allows you––or the amount of vegetables you actually want to eat before getting to that cake.

英语单词	meager
英美音标	英 ['miːgə] 美 ['miːgə]
中文释义	adj.贫乏的；不足的；瘦的
英语例句	(1) It was medieval European monks who introduced scientific brewing techniques in an effort to produce a nutritious beverage to supplement their meager diets.
中文例句	(1) 正是中世纪欧洲的僧侣们引进科学的啤酒酿造技术，制造有营养的饮料，从而补充了他们贫乏的饮食。
vocabulary简明	Meager means small and often applies to portions. Meager is the serving of chocolate cake your mother will allows you––or the amount of vegetables you actually want to eat before getting to that cake.
vocabulary扩展	Meager doesn't mean adequate––it means not enough. People with a limited supply of food may try to subsist on meager portions. People who make a meager amount of money probably have a hard time making rent. Meager and emaciated both derive from the Old French maigre. If you can remember that you will look emaciated if your diet is meager, you’ll use the word correctly.

Meager Means Portions Amount People Emaciated 英 Miːgə] 美