pittance造句_pittance例句_pittance用法_V5词典

1. Although many of the poorest now get some kind of government support, it is only a pittance.: 虽然现在许多最贫穷的人得到政府的一些帮助，但是那仅仅是小小的施舍。

2. The cost of providing a children’s form of Viagra would be a pittance compared to the profits that Pfizer would reap.: 同Pfizer 从该协议中可获取的利润相比，提供为儿童设计的 “伟哥”的成本简直是小额施舍。

3. He sells me a bag of nuts for a pittance andrefuses to accept a tip.: 他卖给我们一包腰果，只收取了一丁点钱，并且他拒绝接受小费。

4. Though the stipends are usually a pittance, they make a difference to the poorest because they are reliable—unlike the rest of the poor’s income.: 虽然这些津贴通常很微薄，但是确实对最穷的人们起到了作用，因为相对于穷人的工资的结余，这些津贴更为可靠。

5. They typically park that money overnight at the Fed for a pittance, or invest it in ultra-safe securities, like bonds backed by the government.: 他们主要是将钱存放于美联储获取微薄收入，或者投资于极端安全的有价证券，像政府债券。

6. But together they owned a mere 1.2 percent of the company, a pittance given the size of those investment companies.: 但是这两家合计仅拥有其1.2%的股份，考虑到这两家投资公司的规模，这点持有量实在少得多可怜。

7. Given the monumental scale of the problem, some see even that increase as a pittance.: 但部份人士认为,与问题的规模相较,经费即使已增加,也仅属杯水车薪.

8. Gilbert should be thanking him too--the salary he doled out to James was a pittance compared to the victories and money that rolled in during his Cleveland reign.: 吉尔伯特也应该感谢他，因为相对于詹姆斯为克利夫兰带来的胜利和金钱而言，吉尔伯特付给他的薪水可谓微薄至极。

9. The only consolation is that tight restrictions on both political contributions and spending mean that general elections cost a pittance compared with those next door.: 唯一值得庆幸的是，加拿大严格限制政治献金以及选举开销，这意味者加拿大的选举花费与他们的邻居相比，仅仅是九牛一毛。

10. And now that their families have escaped poverty, young migrants are no longer as willing to make the same sacrifices as their parents, working for a pittance in poor conditions far from home.: 而且,如今年轻农民工的家庭已经脱贫,他们不再愿意像父辈那样作出牺牲,为了点微薄的收入背井离乡,在艰苦的环境中劳作.

11. In some regions, such as Africa, the exploitation—the extraction of natural resources and the rape of the environment, all in return for a pittance—was obvious.: 在非洲的一些地区，开采自然资源、破坏自然环境仅给当地带来了微薄的回报，这就是赤裸裸的剥削。

12. According to Prof Mathews, these illegal workers carry the economy of Chungking Mansions as they are willing to work for a pittance.: 麦登高表示，这些非法劳工撑起了重庆大厦的经济，他们愿以微薄的薪水干活。

13. People, usually migrants from rural areas and jobless citizens, are hired to queue up for different types of tickets in large cities in return for a pittance, they are called hired queuers.: 代排族，指在大城市里被雇来替别人排队获取各类票证，然后从中获得报酬的那些人，从事这一行业的多为农民工或者无业人员。

14. The poorest 51 countries received just 8 per cent of total capital flows – a pittance when compared with the whole pie.: 最贫困的51个国家只获得了全部资本流动的8%-与整个蛋糕相比微乎其微。

15. According to late reports on Sunday, JPMorgan Chase will buy Bear for a pittance.: 根据周日的最新报道，摩根大通准备低价买入贝尔斯登。

16. Footballers were paid a pittance, but at least they were paid on time.: 当然，那时球员们拿到的薪水很微薄，但起码还能按时拿到工资呢。

17. The few jobs now being created too often pay a pittance, not nearly enough to pry open the doors to a middle-class standard of living.: 当前创造的就业机会也只是杯水车薪，还远远无法达到中产阶级的生活水准。

18. This reserve is earning "a pittance," he says. "But we sleep well.": 他说，这笔储备赚钱很少，但保证“我们睡的安稳”。

19. This reserve is earning "a pittance," he says. "But we sleep well.": 他说，这笔储备赚钱很少，但保证“我们睡的安稳”。

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