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pittance [ˈpɪtn:s]

n. 少量; 少许; 微薄的工资; 少量的收入;
复数：: pittances

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.
  • She refused his pittance without taking her eyes from mine.
    来自WSJ
  • He was granted a small pittance.
    来自E. H. Gombrich
  • My father would be furious to know that his investment was earning pittance.
    来自THETIMES