measly

常見例句

I like the hours and the people, but the pay is measly.
我喜歡這里的工作時間和同事，但薪水非常微薄。
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Natural selection is like a robot that can only climb uphill, even if this leaves it stuck on top of a measly hillock.
自然選擇就如同一個只能上山的機器人，即使這會使它停留在一座微不足道的小山的山頂。
Those plates had been designed to call attention to the fact that Washington, DC has only one measly non-voting delegate in Congress.
設計這些牌照的目的是引起大家對華盛頓特區(qū)只有少得可憐的一個在國會的非投票代表這一事實的關(guān)注。

India has some 545 million cell phones and a measly 80 million Internet users.
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According to Fortune magazine, the insurance industry posted a measly 2.2% profit margin in 2009.
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How do you make a product that satisfies their needs on a measly budget?
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