流逝汉英词典

piddling

P 开头单词

音标发音

  • 英式音标 [ˈpɪd.əl.ɪŋ]
  • 美式音标 [ˈpɪd.lɪŋ]
  • 英式发音
  • 美式发音

基本解释

  • adj. 琐屑的；无用的；不重要的
  • v. 撒尿；鬼混（piddle的ing形式）

同根派生

     

英汉例句

    双语例句

  • And due to the network's piddling size, it was, in truth, probably unnecessary.
    而且考虑到当时网络的轻量级规模，或许事实上也是不必要的。
  • Instead it is one of only three piddling acquisitions made in emerging markets since the financial crisis began in 2007.
    相反，这是2007年金融危机发生后，汇丰仅有的三起无聊并购之一。
  • That piddling 2.3% gain on the S&P 500 is a huge 11.5 percentage points above the loss delivered by the Shanghai market this year.
    今年标普500那微不足道的2.3%升幅与跌跌不休的上海股市造成的亏损局面相比，大大地高出了11.5%。

    • 权威例句

  • As we went through the break-up process and debated whether we really wanted to end things, we let it dwindle to a piddling amount.
    FORBES: Breaking up in a digital fishbowl, revisited. (Or: How the New York Times filleted me on the front page of the Style section)
  • Nobody seems to care that you are being paid piddling amounts to lend your money to the U.S Treasury debt which has credit ratings that defy gravity.
    FORBES

词组短语

    短语

  • inconsequential nonsignificant piddling unconsidered unimportant 不重要的

英英字典

    剑桥英英字典

  • very small or not important

    • 柯林斯英英字典

  • Piddling means small or unimportant.