puny
adj
(-ieriest) (usu derog 通常作贬义)
(a) small, weak and underdeveloped 弱小的; 发育不良的; 未充分发展的
puny limbs, muscles, stature 细弱的肢体、 不发达的肌肉、 瘦小的身材
What a puny little creature! 多麽瘦小哇!
(b) feeble or pathetic 虚弱的; 可怜的
They laughed at my puny efforts at rock-climbing. 他们取笑我在攀岩活动中的那种可怜劲儿.
Master should be soetimes blind and sometimes deaf.
不痴不聋,不作阿家翁。
Winter was coming on and the hills threatened the surrounding villages with destruction, for heavy rain would not only wash away the soil but would cause serious floods as well.