pittance

名词微薄的工资; 少量; 少许; 少量的收入

1. 少量报酬；微薄工资
    If you say that you receive a pittance, you are emphasizing that you get only a very small amount of money, probably not as much as you think you deserve.

    e.g. 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。

1. Critics laugh at the temporarily frozen sum as a " pittance ", the forfeiture of which is little deterrent to someone with an inclination to cut corners.

2. The amount paid in fines by the two plants at the center of the controversy is a pittance compared to the profits they have made.

3. Nothing feels quite as satisfying as informing someone who has just admired your " luxury " watch that you only paid a pittance for it.

4. They sold a number of items for a pittance before I arrived on the scene.

5. Willoughby described the cost as a " mere pittance " in his letter to Chamberlin.

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6. Of course the monetary cost of applying for a visa is a pittance for these people.

7. Chinese investors pay Africans a pittance, in contrast to more ethical Western firms.

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