puny

US [ˈpjuni]
UK [ˈpjuːni]
  • adj.弱小的；孱弱的；不起眼的；可怜的
  • Web微不足道的；微小的；发育不良的
Comparative Degree：punier  Superlative：puniest  

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puny
adj.
1.
弱小的；孱弱的small and weak
The lamb was a puny little thing.
羊羔瘦小孱弱。
2.
不起眼的；可怜的；微不足道的not very impressive
They laughed at my puny efforts.
他们嘲笑我微不足道的努力。

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AllAll,弱小的弱小的,孱弱的孱弱的,不起眼的不起眼的,可怜的可怜的,微不足道的微不足道的,微小的微小的,发育不良的发育不良的
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1.
There was great rejoicing, but the child was weak and puny, so weak that it had to be christened at once.
有大喜，但孩子是软弱和渺小，太虚弱，它已被命名一次。
yǒu dà xǐ , dàn hái zi shì ruǎn ruò hé miǎo xiǎo , tài xū ruò , tā yǐ bèi mìng míng yī cì 。
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2.
It's amazing, just on the puny power of the sun -- by having a super lightweight plane, you're able to get it up there.
它很神奇，仅仅依靠太阳的微弱能量-通过一架超轻量飞机，你可以让它飞起来。
tā hěn shén qí , jǐn jǐn yī kào tài yáng de wēi ruò néng liàng - tōng guò yī jià chāo qīng liàng fēi jī , nǐ kě yǐ ràng tā fēi qǐ lái 。
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3.
Building up a stack is supposed to be a stack, and 2 is just a puny stack.
建立一层（复仇）应该是一个叠加，2层只是一个少量的叠加。
jiàn lì yī céng ( fù chóu ) yīng gāi shì yī gè dié jiā , èr céng zhǐ shì yī gè shǎo liàng de dié jiā 。
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4.
Puny demand was partly the result of small wage rises, but it was also because Germany's service sector is underdeveloped.
需求不足一方面是由工资涨幅过小导致的，然而，另一方面是德国服务业不发达。
xū qiú bù zú yì fāng miàn shì yóu gōng zī zhǎng fú guò xiǎo dǎo zhì de , rán ér , lìng yì fāng miàn shì dé guó fú wù yè bù fā dá 。
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5.
Qin Dynasty consciousness is some puny dim, act not know just what to appear is who, hears sounds to feel to is a female.
秦朝意识微微有些模糊，不知道刚才出现的是谁，只听声音觉得是个女子。
qín cháo yì shí wēi wēi yǒu xiē mó hu , bù zhī dào gāng cái chū xiàn de shì shuí , zhǐ tīng shēng yīn jué de shì gè nǚ zǐ 。
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6.
The puny pendency face of Tang Lu Er, but the hand tightly grasp his gusset not to put, the tears presently dripped out.
“哦……”唐芦儿微垂下脸，手却紧紧抓着他的衣袖不放，眼泪快要掉出来了。
" ò … … " táng lú ér wēi chuí xià liǎn , shǒu què jǐn jǐn zhuā zhe tā de yī xiù bù fàng , yǎn lèi kuài yào diào chū lái le 。
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7.
Babylon the great and its superior people greet you. I, Hammurabi, desire peace with all my neighbors - even your puny culture.
巴比伦人民向您问好。我是汉谟拉比，希望能和所有的邻近国家保持和平相处，即使是文化水平再低落的国家也一视同仁。
bā bǐ lún rén mín xiàng nín wèn hǎo 。 wǒ shì hàn mó lā bǐ , xī wàng néng hé suǒ yǒu de lín jìn guó jiā bǎo chí hé píng xiāng chǔ , jí shǐ shì wén huà shuǐ píng zài dī luò de guó jiā yě yí shì tóng rén 。
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8.
Like the early Apple II of Mr. Jobs, it is too puny for many tasks, including sequencing the entire genome of a person.
像早期的苹果II乔布斯，实在是太对许多任务，包括测序一个人的整个基因组微不足道。
xiàng zǎo qī de píng guǒ èr qiáo bù sī , shí zài shì tài duì xǔ duō rèn wu , bāo kuò cè xù yī gè rén de zhěng gè jī yīn zǔ wēi bù zú dào 。
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9.
If he had been small or puny or sickly or misshapen he would've been discarded.
如果他很瘦小或者羸弱或者多病或者畸形，他就会被丢弃。
rú guǒ tā hěn shòu xiǎo huò zhě léi ruò huò zhě duō bìng huò zhě jī xíng , tā jiù huì bèi diū qì 。
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10.
He made Larry who was sitting next to him, though only three or four inches shorter, look puny.
拉雷就坐在他身边，和他相比，拉雷虽则不过矮三四英寸，但显得委琐多了。
lā léi jiù zuò zài tā shēn biān , hé tā xiāng bǐ , lā léi suī zé bú guò ǎi sān sì yīng cùn , dàn xiǎn de wěi suǒ duō le 。
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