paltry
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)
- 不足取的
- 可鄙的
- 没有价值的
- 琐碎的
- 卑鄙的
- 微不足道的
- 无用的
- 渺小的
- 吝啬的
- 不重要的
- 次要的
英英释义
Adjective
- not worth considering;
"he considered the prize too paltry for the lives it must cost" "piffling efforts" "a trifling matter"
- 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.)
- His influence on this matter is paltry.他对这件事的影响是微不足道的。
- 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。
- It's paltry to do that job.做这件工作是毫无价值的。
- 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?