pittance

pittance读音音标

英 [ˈpɪtns]

美 [ˈpɪtns]

pittance意思解释

n.

少量；

少许；

微薄的工资；

少量的收入

变形

复数：pittances

英英释义

n.

an inadequate payment

\"they work all day for a mere pittance\"

双语例句

用作名词(n.)We aren\'t talking a pittance here.这可不是一笔小数目。She could barely survive on the pittance she received as a widow\'s pension.她靠着极少的孤寡抚恤金仅够糊口.Lawrence fags away for a pittance.劳伦斯为了一点微薄的收入而辛苦地工作。The widow must live on her slender pittance.那寡妇只能靠自己微薄的收入过活。