punier

英 [ˈpjuːnɪə]

美 [ˈpjunɪər]

adj.  弱小的; 孱弱的; 不起眼的; 可怜的; 微不足道的
puny的比较级

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 弱小的；微弱的
  Someone or something that ispunyis very small or weak.
  1. ...a puny, bespectacled youth...
     戴眼镜的瘦弱青年
  2. The resources at the central banks' disposal are simply too puny.
     中央银行掌握的资金实在太少了。

双语例句

• The price of HK$ 6 per share was a lot punier than what the other bidders were willing to pay.
  每股6港元的价格要比其他竞买者所愿意支付的要低得多。
• Exxon Mobil generates double the earnings of PetroChina – although, since it does so on four times the revenues, the US giant's profit margins are punier.
  埃克森美孚的利润是中石油的两倍&不过，由于埃克森美孚的营收是中石油的四倍，因此这家美国石油巨头的利润率要低得多。
• Not only will late planting mean punier crops and lower yields: many in the area also fear it could complicate the corn plant's pollination pro-cess.
  种植时间延后，不仅意味着作物抗病性减弱，产量降低：这个地区的许多人还担心，它可能会影响玉米的授粉过程。