exiguous
形容词
英 [ɪg'zɪgjʊəs; eg-] 美 [ɛɡ'zɪɡjuəs]
基本释义
adj.稀少的,细小的,些须的
词根词缀
前缀
ex
出
+
词根
igu
驱使,衡量
+
后缀
ous
具有...特性的,多...的
ex + igu + ous = exiguous
网络释义
非常少的,稀少的,微小的
Wiktionary英语原文词典
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1. The exiguous amount of food left in the fridge was not enough to feed anyone.(冰箱中微薄的食物量已经无法供养任何人。)
2. Despite his exiguous salary, he managed to save enough to buy a small house.(尽管薪水微薄,他还是设法存够钱买了一套小房子。)
实用场景例句
商务邮件
Due to the exiguous budget allocated for this project, we must prioritize essential features only.
由于分配给该项目的预算微薄,我们必须只优先考虑核心功能。
学术写作
The historical records from that era are exiguous, making it difficult to draw definitive conclusions.
那个时代的历史记录极为稀少,因此很难得出确切的结论。
旅游出行
We had an exiguous amount of time to catch the connecting flight.
我们赶转机的时间极为短暂。
日常对话
The portion of food they served was so exiguous that I'm still hungry.
他们上的食物份量太少了,我还饿着呢。
社交媒体
My chances of getting concert tickets are looking pretty exiguous right now 😩.
我现在抢到演唱会门票的机会看起来相当渺茫😩。
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