paltry
英 [ˈpɔ:ltri] 美 [ˈpɔltri]
paltry基本释义
adj.微不足道的;琐碎的;无价值的;可鄙的
paltry用法及例句
adj.(形容词)不足取的可鄙的没有价值的琐碎的卑鄙的微
paltry音标
英 [ˈpɔ:ltri]
美 [ˈpɔltri]
paltry基本释义
adj.微不足道的;琐碎的;无价值的;可鄙的
paltry用法及例句
adj.(形容词)
不足取的
可鄙的
没有价值的
琐碎的
卑鄙的
微不足道的
无用的
渺小的
吝啬的
不重要的
次要的
adj
1. contemptibly small in amount
e.g. a measly tipthe company donated a miserable $100 for flood reliefa paltry wagealmost depleted his miserable store of dried beans
Synonym: measlymiserable
2. not worth considering
e.g. he considered the prize too paltry for the lives it must costpiffling effortsa trifling matter
Synonym: negligibletrifling
1. (数量)微小的,微不足道的A paltry amount of money or of something else is one that you consider to be very small.
e.g. ...a paltry fine of £50...50英镑的小额罚款e.g. They suffered an electoral catastrophe, winning a paltry 3 seats.他们在选举中惨败,仅获得微不足道的3个席位。
2. 可鄙的;卑贱的;不重要的You can use paltry to describe something or someone that you consider to be small or unimportant.
e.g. The parents had little interest in paltry domestic concerns.那些家长对家里鸡毛蒜皮的小事没什么兴趣。
1. paltry的解释
1. 无价值的;微不足道的;不重要的:parsimony 过度节俭, 吝啬 | paltry 无价值的;微不足道的;不重要的 | sultry 闷热的, 风骚的
2. 吝啬的:paltriness 不足取 | paltry 吝啬的 | paludal 沼泽的
3. 无价值的:patter欺骗 | paltry无价值的 | peccadillo小过失
4.
4. 无价值的,微不足道的:palpitate (心脏)急速而不规则地跳动| paltry 无价值的,微不足道的 | pamper 纵容,过分关怀
And now he looked paltry and insignificant.
出自:D. H. LawrenceThe French premier did not know what a paltry air force America had.
出自:H. Wouk
近义词
临近词
petty小的
miserable痛苦的
measly(俚)微不足道的...
trifling微不足道的
negligible可以忽略的
mean意思是
low低的
unimportant不重要的
trivial不重要的
insignificant无关紧要的
wretched可怜的
base底部
contemptible可鄙的
mere仅仅的
worthless无价值的
despicable可鄙的
cheap便宜的
poor可怜的
palsy
Paltry Tyrannulet
paltry bet
PAM
paltry sum
paltry amount
paltry salary
相关列句
If you see the paltry bonuses as part of a larger trend at your company, you could consider looking for a job elsewhere.(如果你认为微薄的奖金是你们公司整体趋势的一部分,你可以考虑跳槽。)
Only paltry sums are available for excavating and even less is available for publishing the results and preserving the sites once excavated.(只有很少的钱可以支持挖掘工作,而可以用来公布结果和保存曾经被挖掘的遗址的钱就更少了。)
To poor countries, this sounds paltry: responses range from "bribery" to "it will not even pay for the coffins".(对穷国来说,这听起来太微薄了,故对此的反应从“贿赂”到“连买棺材都不够”不一而足。)
The IIF expects that flows will dwindle to a paltry $165 billion this year.(国际金融协会(IIF)预计,今年私人资本的净流入将减少到区区1650以美金。)
Worse is to come. The IIF expects that flows will dwindle to a paltry $165 billion this year.(更为严重的就来了,IIF预计今年将降至1650美元。)
He received a paltry annuity of $100.(他收到了微不足道的100美元年金。)
Oracle must chuckle every time an open-source operating system company reports its paltry profits or losses.(每当一家开源操作系统公司报告其微薄的利润或亏损时,甲骨文公司肯定会窃笑。)
These paltry and essential belongings, these relative truths are the only ones to stir me.(这些细微却紧要的财产,这些与之关联的真实,才是唯一让我激动之物。)
He'll be happy to get a paltry bonus.(他会很高兴地接受一份微薄的奖金。)
And all insist on that paltry eternity provided us cheaply by the hearts of those who loved us.(一切都在坚守那不足道的永恒,而那些曾经爱过我们的心正是这廉价的提供者。)