paltry
音标发音
- 英式音标 ['pɔːltrɪ; 'pɒl-]
- 美式音标 [ˈpɑːl.tri]
- 国际音标 ['pɔ:ltri]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- adj.微不足道的；瑣碎的；無價值的；可鄙的
词根记忆
- pal(=pale蒼白的) + try(努力)→白努力→無價值的
- pal(看作pale蒼白的) + try(努力)→白努力→無價值的
英汉例句
- They suffered an electoral catastrophe, winning a paltry 3 seats.
他們在選擧中慘敗，僅獲得微不足道的3個蓆位。 - They believe they're playing a zero-sum game, where both must compete for the same paltry resources.
他們明白他們正処於一場零和博弈中，雙方必須針鋒相對，爭奪那少得可憐的資源。 - The parents had little interest in paltry domestic concerns.
那些家長對家裡雞毛蒜皮的小事沒什麽興趣。 - They suffered an electoral catastrophe, winning a paltry 3 seats.
他們在選擧中慘敗，僅獲得微不足道的3個蓆位。 - They believe they're playing a zero-sum game, where both must compete for the same paltry resources.
他們明白他們正処於一場零和博弈中，雙方必須針鋒相對，爭奪那少得可憐的資源。
词组短语
- paltry aim 微不足道的目標
- paltry amount 微不足道的數量
- paltry important 微不足道的
- Paltry y 無價值的;吝嗇的
- A paltry task 無聊的任務
短語
英英字典
- (of an amount of money) very small and of little or no value
- A paltry amount of money or of something else is one that you consider to be very small.