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exiguous

/ig-zig-yoo-uhs, ik-sig-/US // ɪgˈzɪg yu əs, ɪkˈsɪg- //UK // (ɪɡˈzɪɡjʊəs, ɪkˈsɪɡ-) //

冗长的,冗长,毗连的,毗连

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : scanty; meager; small; slender: exiguous income.

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Examples

  • HFM: Yeah, it would be impossible because I had no background, or I had a very exiguous background in finance.

  • We can extract from these exiguous provisions nothing in the nature of a policy imposed by Parliament on the Central Authority.

  • No one can maintain the position of a gentleman with more exiguous resources than often fall to his share.

  • Women in dreams of diaphanous and exiguous raiment stared derisively at the trio as they passed their tables.

  • He pondered these matters as he ate, spinning out his exiguous meal to its uttermost crumb to make it as satisfying as possible.

  • The skill with which he managed the exiguous finances of the exiled court earned him further confidence and promotion.