Question of the Day #296

"Holding out slim hope as crews search for more fire dead"
From the headline of this article at AP News.

上記の文で、slim hope の意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "slim hope" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、


かすかな［わずかな］望み

Answer

According to Macmillan Dictionary the definition of slim in this case is as follows:

very small

So, "slim hope" means "very small hope."