paltry单词什么意思_paltry单词解释 paltry的反义词paltry的例句

形容词微小的; 不重要的; 无价值的; 可鄙的

4. paltry在线翻译

1. 无价值的;微不足道的;不重要的：parsimony 过度节俭, 吝啬 | paltry 无价值的;微不足道的;不重要的 | sultry 闷热的, 风骚的

2. 吝啬的：paltriness 不足取 | paltry 吝啬的 | paludal 沼泽的

3. 无价值的：patter欺骗 | paltry无价值的 | peccadillo小过失

4. 无价值的,微不足道的：palpitate (心脏)急速而不规则地跳动 | paltry 无价值的,微不足道的 | pamper 纵容,过分关怀

1. (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.

e.g. ...a paltry fine of ￡50...
50英镑的小额罚款
e.g. 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。

2. 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.

e.g. 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

e.g. a measly tip
the company donated a miserable $100 for flood relief
a paltry wage
almost depleted his miserable store of dried beans

Synonym: measlymiserable

2. not worth considering

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

Synonym: negligibletrifling