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.
- 可忽略不计的;微小的;微不足道的
too small to be considered as important or useful- 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%。 - a paltry sum
小得可怜的数额
- This account offers a paltry 1% return on your investment.
- 无价值的;无用的
having no value or useful qualities- a paltry gesture
没有意义的手势
- a paltry gesture
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.- ...a paltry fine of £50...
50英镑的小额罚款 - 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。
- ...a paltry fine of £50...
- 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.- 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。
- The parents had little interest in paltry domestic concerns.
英英释义
adj
- contemptibly small in amount
- a measly tip
- the company donated a miserable $100 for flood relief
- a paltry wage
- almost depleted his miserable store of dried beans
- not worth considering
- he considered the prize too paltry for the lives it must cost
- piffling efforts
- a trifling matter
双语例句
- 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。 - Yet that is a paltry sum compared to the money flowing into traditional energy production.
但与传统能源生产投资相比,这只是一笔很小的数目。 - 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! - They believe they're playing a zero-sum game, where both must compete for the same paltry resources.
他们明白他们正处于一场零和博弈中,双方必须针锋相对,争夺那少得可怜的资源。 - A paltry amount, sum, etc.
微不足道的数量、金额等。 - 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。 - I also learned how to make a red date paltry.
我也学到了怎么做枣泥酥。 - Of little value or importance; paltry.
价值很小的,微不足道的;琐细的。 - 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。 - 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。