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单词 puny
释义
puny
adjective
uk
/ˈpjuː.ni/us
/ˈpjuː.ni/
small;weak; noteffective:
小的；弱的；微不足道的；无效的
a puny little man瘦小的男人
Mycaronly has a puny littleengine.我的车只有一个功率很小的引擎。
The party'sshareof thevoterosefrom a puny 13percentin the lastelectionto 21percentthistime.该党的得票率从上次选举中可怜的13%上升到这次的21%。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
not physically strong
  • weakShe was too tired and weak to finish the race.
  • feebleMany of the pensioners were so feeble they had to be stretchered onto the ship.
  • punyHe was puny as a child.
  • weedyUKI was just this weedy guy who always had his head in a book.
  • frailA frail, grey-haired lady walked slowly down the street.
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Weakness and vulnerability
  • Achilles heel
  • at a low ebbidiom
  • be (only) flesh and bloodidiom
  • besomeone'spoodleidiom
  • brittle
  • helplessly
  • helplessness
  • house of cardsidiom
  • human
  • impotence
  • soft target
  • submissive
  • submissively
  • submissiveness
  • suggestible
  • watery
  • wetness
  • wimpy
  • wonky
  • wuss
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(Definition ofpunyfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

puny| American Dictionary

puny
adjective[-er/-est only]
us
/ˈpju·ni/
smallandweak, or noteffective:
Don’ttellme you’reafraidof that puny littlekid.
In 1981,computerswere punycomparedwith today’smachines.
(Definition ofpunyfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpuny

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Demographic decline from disease made any colonisation policy lookpuny.
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When we consider those things, howpunyand fantastic it is to think that this loan can hope to save the country at all.
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Compared to the national debt, local authority debt ispuny.
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It will be apuny, unimpressive, and ineffective air force.
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To do that in pursuit of savings which, in terms of global expenditure, arepuny, shames us.
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That is apunyway of recognising past service.
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It was described in another place as rather apunyinstrument.
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In thispunylittle measure they have decided to reduce the number of doctors overall and to introduce 12 nurses—although people disagree about this number.
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It took several years of proper feeding before that undersized,punychild had straight limbs on which to walk.
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Welcome as they are, the measures arepunywhen placed alongside the problem facing young people leaving school today.
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The most interesting thing is thepunyefforts that have been made with regard to food.
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It is a rather flabby andpunyaffair.
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It carries on its relentless tearing away at the structures that man builds and makes his efforts seempuny.
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I do not think it was apunydefence.
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Today, of course, after the years that have elapsed, it looks apunyand inadequate measure.
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