| 单词 | pittance |
| 释义 | pittance noun[Cusually singular] disapprovinguk/ˈpɪt.əns/us/ˈpɪt̬.əns/a verysmallamountofmoney,especiallymoneyreceivedaspayment,income, or apresent: 小数额的钱，（尤指）微薄的工资Heworkshard but he'spaida pittance.他工作辛劳，但收入微薄。 Small amounts of money
pittance| American Dictionarypittance noun[Cusually sing] us/ˈpɪt·əns/a verysmallamountofmoney: He couldn’tliveon the pittance hismothersenthim. pittance| Business Englishpittance noun[S] disapprovinguk/ˈpɪtəns/usa verysmallamountofmoney,especiallymoneyreceivedasincome: earn/get paid a pittanceTheyworklonghoursand getpaida pittance. Fearsgrewamongshareholdersthat thebusinesscould besoldfor a pittance. Theinterestyoureceiveon theseaccountsis a pittancecomparedwith someonlineaccounts. Examplesofpittancepittance Today, runners are paid apittanceby comparison, not even enough to support themselves. From theCambridge English Corpus There is precise information about the celebration of the anniversaries of founders and benefactors throughout the year, with appropriate pittances and almsgiving. From theCambridge English Corpus The services which can be run on thispittanceare minimal and generally fall down in terms of distribution. From theCambridge English Corpus Less developed countries produce mainly agricultural products, at apittance, for consumption by the rich world. From theCambridge English Corpus For that we received a miserablepittance, and those were the conditions under private enterprise. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Many of them are getting such a miserablepittancethat it means actual starvation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Take the case of the ill-paid workman with his miserablepittanceof approved benefit. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It was pitiful to see her trying to do her best to manage on a merepittance. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 On the one hand, the amount collected from tolls is a merepittance: on the other hand, the collection causes delay and disrupts the traffic. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Are the profits amassed by western companies by making children under ten work in poor countries for apittanceclean money? FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English At the same time, many at the sharp end are living in near poverty on apittance. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Many thousands of men have lost their all and have gone for the smallpittancewhich is paid to the soldier or the non-commissioned officer. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Below these peaks are hundreds of novelists and writers, who give pleasure to thousands and who are paid apittancein return. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We cannot continue to spend apittancefighting cancer and a fortune supporting tobacco. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English The younger generation works long days for apittance, causing physical and mental weariness. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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