paltry

美['pɔːltri] 英['pɔːltri]

adj. 微不足道的；琐碎的；无价值的；可鄙的

副词：paltrily 比较级：paltrier 最高级：paltriest 名词：paltriness

近义词：trifling，worthless，miserable，petty，cheap，trivial，poor，unimportant，measly，mere，insignificant，despicable，wretched，mean，contemptible，low，base，negligible，

详细释义

adj.(形容词)

不足取的
可鄙的
没有价值的
琐碎的
卑鄙的
微不足道的
无用的
渺小的
吝啬的
不重要的
次要的

英英释义

Adjective

not worth considering;
"he considered the prize too paltry for the lives it must cost" "piffling efforts" "a trifling matter"
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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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?

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