meagre slender scanty
They are still having to live on very low incomes.
他们现在还得靠微薄的收入过日子。
—— 柯林斯例句Nursing was ill-paid and grindingly hard work.
护理工作薪水微薄,艰苦难耐。
—— 柯林斯例句Old people often subsist on very small incomes.
老人往往靠十分微薄的收入艰难度日。
—— 给力词典精选He could not support his family on his meager salary.
他靠微薄的工资无法养家。
—— 给力词典精选I can´t support my wife and children on such a small salary.
我薪水如此微薄,无法养家。
—— 给力词典精选