1. His meagre allotment of petrol had to be saved for emergencies. 他的天然气的微薄份额必须省下以备急用。
2. She has moved to a small house and is living off her meagre savings. 她搬进了一幢小房子，靠自己微薄的积蓄过日子。
3. Most adverts are just too meagre in informative content and too rich in emotional suggestive detail to be read literally. 大多数广告只是在信息内容上太贫乏，而在情感暗示细节上太丰富，无法逐字阅读。
4. Venture into this terrain and you get some idea of the hardships facing anyone who calls this home: farming is out of the question and nature offers meagre pickings. 冒险进入这片土地，你就会对任何一个把这里称为家的人所面临的困难有一些了解：耕作是不可能的，而大自然却只能提供微薄的收成。
5. She supplements her meagre income by cleaning at night. 她靠夜间做清洁工来补充其微薄的收入。
