puny

[US]/ˈpjuːni/
[UK]/ˈpjuːni/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. 弱小的;微小的;微不足道的
Word Forms
最高級puniest
比較級punier

Example Sentences

a puny physique; puny excuses.

瘦弱的體格;微不足道的藉口

the lamb was a puny little thing.

那羊羔是個瘦弱的小東西。

skeletal, white-faced, puny children.

瘦骨嶙峋、臉色蒼白、弱不禁風的孩子們。

the army was reduced to a puny 100,000 men.

部隊僅剩下了十萬人。

Have grandiose aims but puny abilities,great ambition but little talent.

眼高手低,志大才疏。

We did not meet again for ten years,by then,the rather puny boy had grown into a six-foot man,weighing 200 pounds.

我們有10年沒有見面了,本來是一個小不點的男孩子,現在已長成6英尺高200磅重的大個兒了。

Many people don't understand a truth.When the people could applaud the different ideas , he would not has a chickenshit mien but a wonderful mien ,not has a puny power but a strong power.

很多人都不明白,當一個人可以聽取不同意見時,他的形象是偉岸了而不是渺小了,他的力量是增強了,而不是削弱了;

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