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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

GRE

Collins.1 / BNC.18913 / COCA.15789

牛津词典

    adj.

    • 可忽略不计的;微小的;微不足道的
      too small to be considered as important or useful
      1. This account offers a paltry 1% return on your investment.
        这个账户给你投资的回报仅是微不足道的1%。
      2. a paltry sum
        小得可怜的数额
    • 无价值的;无用的
      having no value or useful qualities
      1. a paltry gesture
        没有意义的手势

    柯林斯词典

    • 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。

    英英释义

    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

    双语例句

    • 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。
    • The poor painter sold his paintings for a paltry sum of money.
      那位穷画家以微不足迫的数目卖了他的画。
    • Though expensive to maintain, such considerations were paltry to someone as wealthy as the head of Black Sun.
      虽然它的维护很昂贵,但这点问题对黑日首脑这么富有的人根本就是小菜一碟。
    • My paltry efforts are not worth mentioning.
      区区微劳,不足挂齿。
    • That is paltry compared with the$ 80 billion-plus market for conventional cigarettes in the country.
      与该国超过800亿美元的传统香烟市场相比,这个数字是微不足道的。
    • 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。
    • I also learned how to make a red date paltry.
      我也学到了怎么做枣泥酥。
    • He considered the prize too paltry for the lives it must cost; piffling efforts; a trifling matter.
      他总是考虑生活中一些极琐碎事情的开支;微不足道的努力;琐碎的事情。
    • 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。
    • Of little value or importance; paltry.
      价值很小的,微不足道的;琐细的。