| 单词 | derisory |
| 释义 | derisory adjective formaldisapprovinguk/dɪˈraɪ.sər.i/us/dɪˈraɪ.ɚ.i/A derisoryamountofmoneyis sosmallit issilly: 微不足道的，很少的We wereawardeda derisorysum.我们得到的奖金少得可怜。 Of little or less importance
Examplesofderisoryderisory There the recently arrived workers had to endure appalling conditions living in overcrowded dwellings as well asderisorywages and exploitation at their workplace. From theCambridge English Corpus Given the book's length, it seems not only churlish butderisoryto suggest that it might have been longer. From theCambridge English Corpus The unemployed have been assigned forced labour atderisorysalaries. From theCambridge English Corpus On the other hand, the roles are distinguished from those played by staff by their subordinate and even menial status and thederisoryforms of payment which accompany them. From theCambridge English Corpus How does it expect the work force to react when faced with the closure of one-third of the industry and aderisorypay offer? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Penalties asderisoryas that simply did not warrant the use of scarce police manpower. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 If it is not, it isderisory; if it is smaller still, it is an insult. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 However, compared with the size of the profession, one unit in nursing practice isderisory. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The initial basis of compensation, taking into account the existence of the six-month break clause in the leases, turns out to bederisory. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Apart from thisderisoryscheme with regard to the payment of this debt, they have no plan for the future of the debt. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These sums may have been serious deterrents in 1930, but they are surely quitederisorynow. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I should hate to use any strong language when speaking to this and will only say that in these circumstances 15 days is almostderisory. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 What do they regard as aderisoryturnout? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That will bring its funding up to £25,500, which is stillderisoryfor an organisation that at any one time has about 200 young musicians. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It goes without saying that £186,000 is aderisorysum in any case. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 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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