a. 小于一般尺寸的( puny的最高级 ); 微不足道的; 弱小的; 微弱的
s. inferior in strength or significance
s. (used especially of persons) of inferior size

puny的用法和样例:

例句

用作形容词(adj.)
  1. They laughed at my puny efforts at rock-climbing.他们取笑我在攀岩活动中的那可怜劲儿。
  2. Puny though he looked, he was as brave as a lion.他看上去虽然瘦弱,但人很勇敢。
  3. They laughed at my puny efforts.他们嘲笑我微不足道的努力。
  4. Some doctors are pretty puny characters.医生中也不乏庸庸碌碌之辈。

经典引文

  • He was so puny that nobody thought he would live.

    出自:B. Tarkington
  • Our love was puny, not powerful enough to live on.

    出自:I. Murdoch
  • So he's not the puny little worm you'd taken him for.

    出自:K. Amis
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