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 measly ['mi:zli]   添加此单词到默认生词本
a. 患麻疹的

[医] 米珠的, 含囊尾蚴的




    measly
    measlier, measliest
    [ adj ]
    contemptibly small in amount
    <adj.all>
    a measly tipthe company donated a miserable $100 for flood relief
    a paltry wage
    almost depleted his miserable store of dried beans


    measly \mea"sly\ (m[=e]"zly), a.
    1. Infected with measles.

    2. (Zo["o]l.) Containing larval tapeworms; -- said of pork
    and beef.

    3. Contemptibly small in quantity; meager; absurdly
    insufficient or bad; as, a measly few dollars for all that
    work.
    [PJC]

    1. Not tempted by a measly 10 per cent or so?
    2. NBC began the evening badly with a repeat of an Andy Williams special that got a measly 4.2 rating and 9 share and was the lowest-rated prime-time network show of the week.
    3. All told, the Massachusetts governor stretched his delegate margin from a measly 36 to a more substantial 134.
    4. By placing the weight of a paragraph on a measly couple of words, it is handy for making the banal seem portentous.
    5. Olney has a measly few dozen squirrels, he figures.
    6. Ticket sales over the weekend were a measly $1.3 million, and few theater owners expect the movie to last through the holidays.
    7. There were no protest marches, no riots in the streets, not even a measly squeak from the leader of the Labour party when he questioned the prime minister about other matters.
    8. "Give us these measly crumbs from the table," Rep. Craig Washington, D-Texas, said as the House debated the measure, which had been nine months in the making and softened repeatedly in efforts to woo Bush's support.
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