1·Their wages have been cut in half to a measly $410 a month.
他们的工资已经被削减一半,每月只有少得可怜的410美元。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
2·What a measly birthday present!
多么小气的生日礼物哇!
3·Why are women a measly 3% of Fortune 500 CEOs?
为什么财富500强的CEO只有3%的女性?
4·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。
5·Guess what: We're just a measly month away from holiday kick-off time.
猜猜怎么着?我们离假期的开始还有不长的一个月。
6·The cost to the system-a measly $600 billion injection of Funds by the Fed.
整个体系的成本,即美联储通过购买国债注入的资金,不过区区的6000亿美元。
7·Ah Ping (Chen Li Ping) is married to a wimpy man who draws a measly salary.
阿萍(陈莉萍)的丈夫是个软弱无能的人,收入微薄。
8·With land at a premium, nearly 80% was incinerated, and a measly 16% recycled.
在土地资源宝贵的情况下,其中80%被焚毁,只有区区16%被回收。
9·And the White House reckons average fuel efficiency is currently a measly 25mpg.
白宫估算燃油的效率现在是25英里每加仑。
10·The personal savings percentage in the US is a measly 4.9% of disposable income.
在美国,个人存款占可支配收入的比重仅有4.9%。