His father left him a paltry inheritance.

父亲留给他的遗产少得可怜。

If you keep the money in the bank, the returns could be paltry.

如果你把钱存在银行，那么利息是微不足道的。

I refuse to accept such a paltry excuse.

我拒绝接受这种低劣的借口。

The parents had little interest in paltry domestic concerns.

那些家长对家里微不足道的小事没什么兴趣

He received a paltry annuity of $100.

他收到了微不足道的100美元年金。

This account offers a paltry 1% return on your investment.

这个账户给你投资的回报仅是微不足道的1%。

Ye paltry cowards, and arm yourselves and guard the doors, whilst I send one to fetch the watch!

你们这些没用的懦夫，武装起来，守住那些门，我派一个人去叫卫兵！

Oracle must chuckle every time an open-source operating system company reports its paltry profits or losses.

每当一家开源操作系统公司报告其微薄的利润或亏损时，甲骨文公司肯定会窃笑。

Turnout was a paltry 47.7%.

本次大选投票率仅为47.7%。