寒碜

The last few weeks working on the book... have been the most thunderingly thrilling... of my entire woebegone life.

前面几个星期和你一起探讨书的过程是我整个寒碜的一生所经历的最愉快的时光了

She felt dowdy as she came through the door.

她一走进门就觉得自己的衣着寒碜过时了。

The billions they have raked in make bankers' bonuses look titchy.

他们捞回来上百亿的资金让银行家的分红显得寒碜。

It was really more like a campus, but a really grubby one& kind of rundown.

它看起来更像一个校园，但真的很寒碜，感觉有些破败。

MRS HUBER: Edie, you can be homeless or you can be ungracious.

Edie，你可以无家可归，也可以穿着寒碜。

The daughter's dowry or wedding feast is so pitiably small.

这个女儿的嫁妆或结婚宴席实在寒碜得可怜。

These inventions, in fact , left far in the rear the timid instruments of European artillery.

这些发明把欧洲那些寒碜的武器都远远地抛在后面了.

Her beautiful garden puts my few little flowers to shame.

她那漂亮的花园使我那几朵小花显得格外寒碜.

The new role is a humbling comedown for Mr. Williams, who before the controversy was one of the country's most prominent and respected broadcast journalists.

对威廉姆斯来说，新职位是略显寒碜的贬职。在此次争议事件发生之前，他是全美最知名和最受尊敬的电视新闻工作者之一。

First his humble little shop became a smart one.

先是他那寒碜的小店变得面目一新了.