paltry

英 [ˈpɔːltri]

美 [ˈpɔːltri]

adj. 可忽略不计的; 微小的; 微不足道的; 无价值的; 无用的

Collins.1 / BNC.18913 / COCA.15789

牛津词典

adj.

ADJ-GRADED (数量)微小的，微不足道的
Apaltryamount of money or of something else is one that you consider to be very small.
1. ...a paltry fine of £50...
  50英镑的小额罚款
2. 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。
ADJ-GRADED 可鄙的；卑贱的；不重要的
You can usepaltryto describe something or someone that you consider to be small or unimportant.
1. 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。

adj

contemptibly small in amount
1. a measly tip
2. the company donated a miserable $100 for flood relief
3. a paltry wage
4. almost depleted his miserable store of dried beans
Synonym:measlymiserable
not worth considering
1. he considered the prize too paltry for the lives it must cost
2. piffling efforts
3. a trifling matter
Synonym:negligibletrifling

The company offered Jeremy a paltry sum which he refused.
公司提出给杰里米一笔微不足道的款子，被他拒绝了。
Yet the stakes at Time Warner, which had a paltry$ 22bn in debt, were comparatively low.
然而，时代华纳的风险相对较低，该公司仅有220亿美元的负债。
Keep the money in the bank and the returns could be paltry and the capital eroded by inflation.
把钱存在银行，那点儿利息微不足道而且通货膨胀让资产缩水。
But while the dollar amounts may be paltry, Mr Bernanke must grasp that the symbolism is anything but.
然而，尽管这些储备的美元金额也许微不足道，但伯南克必须明白，其象征意义绝非小可。
I'm getting angry; and if you don't command that paltry spirit of yours.
我要生气了，如果你不能振作你那点元气。
What paltry creatures we are!
人是多么渺小啊！
She knew, now, how paltry were the passions exaggerated by art.
她知道，现在，艺术夸张地表现了情感是有多么地微小！
I thought how paltry, how vulgar, what a mean act!
我想这是多么低劣，多么粗鲁，多么卑鄙的行为！
I also learned how to make a red date paltry.
我也学到了怎么做枣泥酥。
Many were dissatisfied with the paltry interest rates banks were offering.
很多人对银行微不足道的利率不满意。