pittance
音标发音
- 英式音标 ['pɪt(ə)ns]
- 美式音标 [ˈpɪt̬.əns]
- 国际音标 ['pitəns]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- n.少量;少量津贴;微薄的工资
英汉例句
- to pay sb a pittance
付给某人菲薄的工资 - Her secretaries work tirelessly for a pittance.
她的秘书们为一点微薄的工资不知疲倦地工作。 - The widow must live on her slender pittance.
那寡妇只能靠自己微薄的收入过活. - to pay sb a pittance
付给某人菲薄的工资 - The widow must live on her slender pittance.
那寡妇只能靠自己微薄的收入过活.
英英字典
- a very small amount of money, especially money received as payment, income, or a present
- If you say that you receive a pittance, you are emphasizing that you get only a very small amount of money, probably not as much as you think you deserve.