paltry

GRE

英[?p?:ltri]
美[?p?ltri]

基本釋義

adj.
微小的; 不重要的; 無價(jià)值的; 可鄙的

詞性變化

實(shí)用例句

They suffered an electoral catastrophe, winning a paltry 3 seats.

他們在選舉中慘敗,僅獲得微不足道的3個(gè)席位。

柯林斯例句

They believe they're playing a zero-sum game, where both must compete for the same paltry resources.

他們明白他們正處于一場零和博弈中,雙方必須針鋒相對,爭奪那少得可憐的資源。

柯林斯例句

The parents had little interest in paltry domestic concerns.

那些家長對家里雞毛蒜皮的小事沒什么興趣。

辭典例句

I'm getting angry; and if you don't command that paltry spirit of yours.

我要生氣了, 如果你不能振作你那點(diǎn)元?dú)?

辭典例句

Two - way trade currently amounts to a relatively paltry 10 billion dollars.

目前雙邊貿(mào)易總額僅為100億美元.

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The poor painter sold his paintings for a paltry sum of money.

這個(gè)窮畫為掙一切微薄的收入出售他的畫.

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As a matter of fact, we mankind are rather paltry sometimes.

其實(shí), 我們?nèi)祟愑袝r(shí)候也很渺小.

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Tsao said ,'such paltry charity cannot reach all, the people will not follow you . "

對曰: 小惠 未遍, 民弗從也.

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Tsao said,'such paltry faith wins no trust , the gods will not bless you . "

對曰:小信未孚, 神 弗福 也.

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Compared with some paltry gains, these prices are unjustified and immoral.

與一些微不足道的所得相比, 付出的代價(jià)太大,而且是不道德的.

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Listen. Do you think the paltry dozen you slew scares us?

聽著, 你們是不是覺得殺幾個(gè)微不足道的人就嚇倒我們了?

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Judas sold the lord for a paltry sum of money.

猶大為了一筆徵不足道的錢出賣了耶穌.

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He considered the prize too paltry for the lives it must cost.

他認(rèn)為,這個(gè)獎(jiǎng)項(xiàng)相對于必須為它付出的生命代價(jià)而言實(shí)在是太微不足道了.

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So mean, petty paltry as to deserve contempt.

他對這件事的影響是微不足道的.

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Yet the stakes at Time Warner, which had a paltry $ 22 bn in debt, were comparatively low.

然而,時(shí)代華納的風(fēng)險(xiǎn)相對較低, 該公司僅有220億美元的負(fù)債.

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英英釋義

Adjective
  • 1. not worth considering;

    "he considered the prize too paltry for the lives it must cost"

    "piffling efforts"

    "a trifling matter"

  • 2. 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"

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