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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)
  1. 不足取的
  2. 可鄙的
  3. 没有价值的
  4. 琐碎的
  5. 卑鄙的
  6. 微不足道的
  7. 无用的
  8. 渺小的
  9. 吝啬的
  10. 不重要的
  11. 次要的

英英释义

Adjective
  1. not worth considering;

    "he considered the prize too paltry for the lives it must cost" "piffling efforts" "a trifling matter"

  2. 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"

例句

用作形容词(adj.)
  1. His influence on this matter is paltry.他对这件事的影响是微不足道的。
  2. 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。
  3. It's paltry to do that job.做这件工作是毫无价值的。
  4. 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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