puny

形容词 puny:

1. inferior in strength or significance
2. (used especially of persons) of inferior size
   同义词：runty, shrimpy

1. That from the last ding-dong of doom and clang had faded from the last worthless rock hanging tireless in the last red and dying evening, that even then, there will be one more sound, that of his puny and inexhaustible voice still talking.
   说即使最后一次钟声已经消失，消失的再也没有潮水冲刷的映在落日余晖里的海上最后一块无用礁石之旁时，还会有一个声音，人类微弱的、不断的说话声，这也很容易。
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 at rock-climbing.
   他们取笑我在攀岩活动中的那可怜劲儿。
4. What a puny creature!
   多瘦小啊！

pu.ny

adj.（形容词）
pu.ni.er,pu.ni.est
Of inferior size, strength, or significance; weak:
弱小的，微弱的：
例句：
a puny physique; puny excuses.
瘦弱的体格；微不足道的借口

Chiefly Southern U.S. Sickly; ill.
【多用于美国南部】 病重的；生病的

来源：
Variant of puisne
puisne的变体

【引伸】
pu.nily
adv.（副词）
pu.niness
n.（名词）