pittance

音标发音

• 英式音标 ['pɪt(ə)ns]
• 美式音标 [ˈpɪt̬.əns]
• 国际音标 ['pitəns]
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基本解释

• n.少量；少量津贴；微薄的工资

同根派生

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英汉例句

• to pay sb a pittance
  付给某人菲薄的工资
• Her secretaries work tirelessly for a pittance.
  她的秘书们为一点微薄的工资不知疲倦地工作。
• The widow must live on her slender pittance.
  那寡妇只能靠自己微薄的收入过活.
• to pay sb a pittance
  付给某人菲薄的工资
• The widow must live on her slender pittance.
  那寡妇只能靠自己微薄的收入过活.

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词组短语

短语

• pittance e 微薄的收入
• a mere pittance 微薄的报酬;一点点薪金或津贴

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英英字典

剑桥英英字典

• a very small amount of money, especially money received as payment, income, or a present

柯林斯英英字典

• If you say that you receive a pittance, you are emphasizing that you get only a very small amount of money, probably not as much as you think you deserve.

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