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paltry

美 [ˈpɔːltri]英 [ˈpɔːltri]
  • adj.微不足道的;微小的;无价值的;无用的;可忽略不计的

最高级: paltriest 比较级: paltrier

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adj.

1

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

2

无价值的;无用的
having no value or useful qualities

a paltry gesture

没有意义的手势

paltry

频次

  • 1
    ADJ-GRADED (数量)微小的,微不足道的
    A paltry amount 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

  • 2
    ADJ-GRADED 可鄙的;卑贱的;不重要的
    You can use paltry to 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。

adj

1
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
Synonym: measly miserable
2
not worth considering
he considered the prize too paltry for the lives it must cost
piffling efforts
a trifling matter
Synonym: negligible trifling

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  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. 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。

  3. 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。

  4. 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。

  5. My paltry efforts are not worth mentioning .

    区区微劳,不足挂齿。

  6. I also learned how to make a red date paltry .

    我也学到了怎么做枣泥酥。

  7. It has returned a relatively paltry 11 per cent this year .

    该指数今年的回报率只有区区11%。

  8. The enemy outnumber us a paltry three to one .

    他们的兵力不过三倍于我们

  9. Of little value or importance ; paltry .

    价值很小的,微不足道的;琐细的。

  10. I suspect paltry pay was a big factor too .

    不过,我猜太过微薄的薪水也是一大理由吧。

  11. 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。

  12. 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。

  13. The deal cost him a paltry $ 100 .

    这笔买卖花了他区区100英镑。

  14. His influence on this matter is paltry .

    他对这件事的影响是微不足道的。

  15. He 'll be happy to get a paltry bonus .

    他会很高兴地接受一份微薄的奖金。

  16. Battery life between two and three hours on standby & and a paltry one hour while in use .

    待机时,电池续航时间为2~3小时,使用时只有屈屈1小时。

  17. 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。

  18. 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!

  19. You 're surely not going to go to court for such a paltry sum ?

    就这么点钱,你肯定不会去上诉吧?

  20. 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。

  21. Real spending grew by a paltry 2.2 % .

    实际的增长量仅为微小的2.2%。

  22. President Bush signed an emergency economic stimulus of a now paltry 168 billion dollars .

    布什总统签署了1680万美元的紧急经济援助计划,对现在来说微不足道。

  23. A paltry amount , sum , etc.

    微不足道的数量、金额等。

  24. Jing-Jin-Ji in China laughs in the face of such paltry numbers .

    面对这样微不足道的数字,京津冀笑了。

  25. Maybe you 'd like to use your paltry savings to move to Mumbai to seek a better future ;

    也许你愿意用你可怜的积蓄搬到孟买生活,到那里去寻找更好得未来。

  26. 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。

  27. Back then , most investors were reluctant to buy these instruments since they paid only a paltry return .

    当时,多数投资者不愿意购买这些金融工具,因为它们收益微薄。

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

    adj.无价值的;微不足道的那位穷画家以微不足道的数目卖了他的画。

  29. Even if these initiatives deliver a paltry 5 % return , Fred will still make a bundle .

    即使这些投资只能取得微不足道的5%的收益率,无用先生仍然有大笔金钱进账。

  30. 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。