英语词汇“paltry”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

paltryadjective

uk/ˈpɔːl.tri/us/ˈpɑːl.tri/

(of an amount of money) very small and of little or no value:

Student grants these days are paltry.

The company offered Frazer a paltry sum, which he refused.

of little quality or value:

She made some paltry excuse and left.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Scarce, inadequate and not enough

be at a premium idiom
be thin on the ground idiom
dearth
deficiency
deficient
gold dust
lacking
late
long on sth and short on sth idiom
lousy
meagre
measly
nearly
rare
scarce
scarcity
shortage
shortfall
sparse
thin

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Small amounts of money

Not of good quality

单词	paltry
释义	Contents adjective (2) paltry (1) paltry (2) English American Business paltryadjective uk/ˈpɔːl.tri/us/ˈpɑːl.tri/ (of an amount of money) very small and of little or no value: Student grants these days are paltry. The company offered Frazer a paltry sum, which he refused. of little quality or value: She made some paltry excuse and left. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Scarce, inadequate and not enough be at a premium idiom be thin on the ground idiom dearth deficiency deficient gold dust lacking late long on sth and short on sth idiom lousy meagre measly nearly rare scarce scarcity shortage shortfall sparse thin See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Small amounts of money Not of good quality paltryadjective us/ˈpɔl·tri/ less than expected or needed; too small or slight: I don’t think my paltry student grants are enough for us to live on. paltryadjective uk/ˈpɔːltri/us disapproving used to describe an amount of money that is very small: The savers were getting a paltry 0.1% interest regardless of the balance in their accounts. a paltry amount/sum/figure Midwives are paid paltry sums to do truly demanding jobs. a paltry payment/salary/return Miners' families get by on paltry salaries, and from time to time lose their loved ones in accidents. Ms. Page said the settlement from the state is paltry. of low quality: The research in this area has been paltry and weak.
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