paltry 英 [ˈpɔ:ltri] 　 美 [ˈpɔltri]

paltry

paltry　 英 [ˈpɔ:ltri] 美 [ˈpɔltri]

adj. 不足取的；无价值的；琐碎的；卑鄙的　

And all insist on that paltry eternity provided us cheaply by the hearts of those who loved us.　一切都在坚守那不足道的永恒，而那些曾经爱过我们的心正是这廉价的提供者。
We charged quite a lot for our software—about $140 per user per month—but it was at least a year before our revenues would have covered even our paltry costs.　即使你对自己开发的软件收费很高--每个用户每月140美元左右，这样的价码也至少要一年的收入才仅能做到抵付日常琐碎的支出。

  • A paltry amount is so small it's not even worth thinking about. In the novel "Oliver Twist," when Oliver is given a paltry amount of gruel — not nearly enough — he asks, "Please, sir, can I have some more?"
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  • adj. 不足取的；无价值的；琐碎的；卑鄙的

  • 1. And all insist on that paltry eternity provided us cheaply by the hearts of those who loved us.

    一切都在坚守那不足道的永恒，而那些曾经爱过我们的心正是这廉价的提供者。

  • 2. We charged quite a lot for our software—about $140 per user per month—but it was at least a year before our revenues would have covered even our paltry costs.

    即使你对自己开发的软件收费很高--每个用户每月140美元左右，这样的价码也至少要一年的收入才仅能做到抵付日常琐碎的支出。

  • paltry (adj.) 1560s, probably an adjectival use of noun paltry "worthless thing" (1550s), associated with dialectal palt, pelt "trash," cognate with Middle Low German and East Frisian palte "rag," Middle Dutch palt "broken or torn fragment." Similar formation in Low German paltrig "rubbishy," East Frisian palterig "ragged, torn."
pal·try / ˈpɔːltri ; NAmE ˈpɔːltri / adjective [usually before noun ] 1 (of an amount 数量 ) too small to be considered as important or useful 可忽略不计的；微小的；微不足道的 SYN meagre ◆ This account offers a paltry 1% return on your investment. 这个账户给你投资的回报仅是微不足道的 1%。 ◆ a paltry sum 小得可怜的数额 2 having no value or useful qualities 无价值的；无用的 ◆ a paltry gesture 没有意义的姿态 paltry paltrier paltriest pal·try / ˈpɔːltri ; NAmE ˈpɔːltri /
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