paltry的意思和读音

paltry

: [ˈpɔltri] : [ˈpɔːltri]

adj.

paltrier  paltriest  

adj.substantial

adj.worthless,measly,trivial,trifling,miserable

paltryadj.

1.too small to be considered as important or useful

This account offers a paltry 1% return on your investment. 1%。

a paltry sum

2.having no value or useful qualities

a paltry gesture姿

adj.1.,;;2.;

adj.1.a paltry amount or number is very small2.not very good, important, or valuable

1. palter > paltry >/ panache 耀> ...

2. palliate v paltry adj panacea n ...

3. palliate v paltry adj panacea n ...

4. palliate v paltry adj panacea n ...

5. n. paltry n. paltry ; paltrily ...

6. papa n. ; paltry adj. ; pamper v. ...怀

7. papa n. ; paltry adj. ; pamper v. ...怀

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1.There are lots and lots of cabmen as you know, hay is dear, and folks are paltry nowadays and always contriving to go by tram.

2.It was inexplicable that she had been subject to a man so paltry in mind, so despicable in character.

3.It is paltry consolation that such a strike, taking out a city or two, would not cause the devastation of a nuclear war between superpowers.

4.Keep the money in the bank and the returns could be paltry and the capital eroded by inflation.

5.Analysts say the increase in demand looks especially paltry considering that prices at the pump are down more than $1 from a year ago.1

6.Even if high-speed rail were to double the number of riders, its market share would be paltry compared to air travel.便

7.And yet the categories of journalism and the stereotypes of normal conversation are paltry when it comes to predicting a life course.

8.The United States spends far more on education than any other nation, with paltry results.

9.The bully may enjoy his ill-gotten gains for a few paltry years in this world, but he will suffer tenfold in the next.

10.As China Unicom's head man in Europe, Mr So was paid a paltry Chinese salary plus a small cost-of-living allowance.