paltry
音标发音
- 英式音标 ['pɔːltrɪ; 'pɒl-]
- 美式音标 [ˈpɑːl.tri]
- 国际音标 ['pɔ:ltri]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- adj.微不足道的；琐碎的；无价值的；可鄙的
词根记忆
- pal(=pale苍白的) + try(努力)→白努力→无价值的
- pal(看作pale苍白的) + try(努力)→白努力→无价值的
同根派生
- n性质的同根词
- paltriness：不足取；无价值。
英汉例句
- 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。 - They believe they're playing a zero-sum game, where both must compete for the same paltry resources.
他们明白他们正处于一场零和博弈中，双方必须针锋相对，争夺那少得可怜的资源。 - 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。 - 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。 - They believe they're playing a zero-sum game, where both must compete for the same paltry resources.
他们明白他们正处于一场零和博弈中，双方必须针锋相对，争夺那少得可怜的资源。
词组短语
- paltry aim 微不足道的目标
- paltry amount 微不足道的数量
- paltry important 微不足道的
- Paltry y 无价值的;吝啬的
- A paltry task 无聊的任务
短语
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.