paltry
adj. 微小的; 不重要的; 無價值的; 可鄙的
A paltry amount of money or of something else is one that you consider to be very small.
...a paltry fine of £50...
50英鎊的小額罰款
They suffered an electoral catastrophe, winning a paltry 3 seats.
他們在選舉中慘敗,僅獲得微不足道的3個席位。
You can use paltry to describe something or someone that you consider to be small or unimportant.
The parents had little interest in paltry domestic concerns.
那些家長對家裡雞毛蒜皮的小事沒什麼興趣。
1. not worth considering;
2. contemptibly small in amount;
They suffered an electoral catastrophe, winning a paltry 3 seats.
他們在選舉中慘敗,僅獲得微不足道的3個席位。
They believe they're playing a zero-sum game, where both must compete for the same paltry resources.
他們明白他們正處於一場零和博弈中,雙方必須針鋒相對,爭奪那少得可憐的資源。
The parents had little interest in paltry domestic concerns.
那些家長對家裡雞毛蒜皮的小事沒什麼興趣。
I'm getting angry; and if you don't command that paltry spirit of yours.
我要生氣了, 如果你不能振作你那點元氣.
Two - way trade currently amounts to a relatively paltry 10 billion dollars.
目前雙邊貿易總額僅為100億美元.