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单词 paltry
释义
paltry
adjective
uk
/ˈpɔːl.tri/us
/ˈpɑːl.tri/
(of anamountofmoney) verysmalland of little or novalue:
（钱数）微不足道的，无价值的
Studentgrantsthesedaysare paltry.如今的学生助学金少得可怜。
ThecompanyofferedFrazer a paltrysum, which herefused.公司提出给弗雷泽一笔微不足道的钱，他拒绝了。
of littlequalityorvalue:
低劣的；可鄙的
She made some paltryexcuseandleft.她编了个蹩脚的借口离开了。
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Small amounts of money
Not of good quality
(Definition ofpaltryfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

paltry| American Dictionary

paltry
adjective
us
/ˈpɔl·tri/
less thanexpectedorneeded; toosmallorslight:
I don’tthinkmy paltrystudentgrantsare enough for us toliveon.
(Definition ofpaltryfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

paltry| Business English

paltry
adjective
uk
/ˈpɔːltri/us
disapproving
used todescribeanamountofmoneythat is verysmall:
Thesaverswere getting a paltry 0.1%interestregardlessof thebalanceintheiraccounts.
a paltry amount/sum/figureMidwives arepaidpaltrysumsto dotrulydemandingjobs.
a paltry payment/salary/returnMiners'familiesget by on paltrysalaries, and fromtimetotimelosetheirlovedonesinaccidents.
Ms. Page said thesettlementfrom thestateis paltry.
oflowquality:
Theresearchin thisareahas been paltry andweak.
(Definition ofpaltryfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpaltry

paltry
How do we explain all thesepaltryrecords?
From theCambridge English Corpus
Thepaltryamounts of crops and hedge-wood taken indicate that what was in most cases stolen was intended for immediate consumption rather than for resale.
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Regional integration schemes among less developed countries have yieldedpaltryresults largely because these economies are often only loosely connected to one another.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Without it the information reported here will look verypaltry, but in fact in its context it does contribute to our knowledge of this chant.
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Although they are ratherpaltry, given their position they must have contained the remains of honoured personages, probably rulers of the pre-imperial period.
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What aggravated the problem of developing a genuine bureaucracy was thepaltrylevel of salaries.
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Theirpaltryand insignificant level has already been considered.
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His old possessions seempaltryto him now.
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Observing the price volume graph will give us a clear indication that the price levels have come down drastically over the years and seem to have stabilised atpaltrylevels.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Even so, during this period the membership of such organizations waspaltry, and their operations tended to be both on a small scale and sporadic in nature.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Hence, their furious reaction last month when they closed all but apaltrythree of the reform-minded daily newspapers.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Thepaltrysums pledged, the lack of clarity concerning their allocation and the individualistic logic behind the vehicle promoted testify to this.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Similarly, we would like to highlight thepaltryamount of credits made available.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
The allocation for administrative expenses is decidedlypaltryat a mere 5 %.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
The blow is softened at times by the "well maintained" payment, but that is apaltrysum compared with the full market value.
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