piddling
音标发音
- 英式音标 [ˈpɪd.əl.ɪŋ]
- 美式音标 [ˈpɪd.lɪŋ]
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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）
英汉例句
- 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%。 - 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.
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双语例句
权威例句
英英字典
- very small or not important
- Piddling means small or unimportant.