paltry
听听怎么读
英 [ˈpɔ:ltri]
美 [ˈpɔltri]
是什么意思
微小的;不重要的;无价值的;可鄙的
英英释义
paltry[ 'pɔ:ltri ]
- adj.
- not worth considering
"he considered the prize too paltry for the lives it must cost"
同义词:negligibletrifling
- contemptibly small in amount
"a paltry wage"
同义词:measlymiserable
- not worth considering
学习怎么用
双语例句
用作形容词(adj.)
- His influence on this matter is paltry.
他对这件事的影响是微不足道的。 - This is a paltry sum to pay for such a masterpiece.
对这样一部杰作只付这么一点钱, 未免太少了。 - It's paltry to do that job.
做这件工作是毫无价值的。 - How can you deliberately get up such paltry falsehoods?
你怎么能故意编造出这么卑鄙的谎话?
权威例句
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