paltry
英 ['pɔːltrɪ; 'pɒl-]
美['pɔltri]
- adj. 不足取的；无价值的；琐碎的；卑鄙的
英英释意
- 1. not worth considering;
- "he considered the prize too paltry for the lives it must cost"
- "piffling efforts"
- "a trifling matter"
- 2. contemptibly small in amount;
- "a measly tip"
- "the company donated a miserable $100 for flood relief"
- "a paltry wage"
- "almost depleted his miserable store of dried beans"