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单词

paltry

读音
ˈpɔːltri
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释义

adj. 不足取的;无价值的;琐碎的;卑鄙的 [ 比较级 paltrier或more paltry 最高级 paltriest或most paltry ]

例句

He received a paltry annuity of $100.
他收到了微不足道的100美元年金。
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%。
Ye paltry cowards, and arm yourselves and guard the doors, whilst I send one to fetch the watch!
你们这些没用的懦夫,武装起来,守住那些门,我派一个人去叫卫兵!

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And the American commitment to that, while advanced on a global sense,is still paltry.It needs to be 10 times higher
this Hawaiian mountain is roughly 10,000 meters in height,dwarfing tiny Everest's paltry peakby well over a kilometer.
What does it say about the human mindthat we can find such paltry evidenceto be compelling enough to convict a man?
it's a solid metal at room temperature,but it melts at a paltry 30 degrees Celcius,85 degrees Fahrenheit.
They're voiceless.And that means we still spend a paltry amount on these issues:nuclear nonproliferation,
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