美[?pjuni] 1 . The lamb was a puny little thing.
羊羔瘦小孱弱。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
2 . Have grandiose aims but puny abilities, great ambition but little talent.
眼高手低, 志大才疏.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
3 . 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(diǎn)的男孩子,現(xiàn)在已長成6英尺高200磅重的大個兒了.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
4 . The resources at the central banks' disposal are simply too puny .
中央銀行掌握的資金實(shí)在太少了。
來自辭典例句
5 . Antonio was a puny lad, and not strong enough to work.
安東尼奧是個瘦小的小家伙, 身體還不壯,還不能干活.
來自辭典例句
1.inferior in strength or significance;
a puny physique
2.(used especially of persons) of inferior size
