pittance
音標發(fā)音
- 英式音標 ['p?t(?)ns]
- 美式音標 [?p?t?.?ns]
- 國際音標 ['pit?ns]
- 英式發(fā)音
- 美式發(fā)音
基本解釋
- n.少量；少量津貼；微薄的工資
英漢例句
- to pay sb a pittance
付給某人菲薄的工資 - Her secretaries work tirelessly for a pittance.
她的秘書們爲一點微薄的工資不知疲倦地工作。 - The widow must live on her slender pittance.
那寡婦衹能靠自己微薄的收入過活. - to pay sb a pittance
付給某人菲薄的工資 - The widow must live on her slender pittance.
那寡婦衹能靠自己微薄的收入過活.
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.