paltry
音標(biāo)發(fā)音
- 英式音標(biāo) ['p??ltr?; 'p?l-]
- 美式音標(biāo) [?pɑ?l.tri]
- 國際音標(biāo) ['p?:ltri]
- 英式發(fā)音
- 美式發(fā)音
基本解釋
- adj.微不足道的；瑣碎的；無價值的；可鄙的
詞根記憶
- 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
英漢例句
- They suffered an electoral catastrophe, winning a paltry 3 seats.
他們在選舉中慘敗，僅獲得微不足道的3個席位。 - They believe they're playing a zero-sum game, where both must compete for the same paltry resources.
他們明白他們正處于一場零和博弈中，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.
那些家長對家里雞毛蒜皮的小事沒什么興趣。 - They suffered an electoral catastrophe, winning a paltry 3 seats.
他們在選舉中慘敗，僅獲得微不足道的3個席位。 - They believe they're playing a zero-sum game, where both must compete for the same paltry resources.
他們明白他們正處于一場零和博弈中，雙方必須針鋒相對，爭奪那少得可憐的資源。
詞組短語
- paltry aim 微不足道的目標(biāo)
- paltry amount 微不足道的數(shù)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(wù)
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.