petty

释义

adj.不重要的; 卑鄙的，小气的; 小的，一点点; 小规模的

大小写变形: Petty

词态变化

比较级 :   pettier ; 最高级 :   pettiest ; 名词 :   pettiness ;

实用场景例句

Her persistent melancholy frequently escalated into disputes about petty issues.

她持续的忧郁常常因琐碎问题演变成争执。

金山词霸

Petty regulations and endless directives dominated every corner of the organization.

琐碎的规章制度和无休止的指令充斥着组织的每个角落。

金山词霸

She clung to petty grievances and obsessed over insignificant details...

她斤斤计较于琐碎的怨愤，执着于微不足道的细节...

金山词霸

She dismisses such conduct as rather petty.

她觉得那种行为相当小气琐碎。

金山词霸

A person of Wilson's stature would never bother with petty officials.

像威尔逊这种地位的人绝不会理会那些小官僚。

金山词霸

Petty crimes such as pickpocketing and shoplifting frequently occur as typical misdemeanors.

诸如扒窃和商店行窃之类的轻微犯罪常作为典型的轻罪出现。

金山词霸

Petty disagreements can ruin friendships.

小小的不和可以破坏友谊。

金山词霸

Petty arguments can often escalate into larger conflicts if not addressed early.

琐碎的争执如果不及时解决，往往会升级为更大的冲突。

金山词霸

a petty quarrel/dispute

小争吵；琐碎的争执

金山词霸

a petty clerk (= who lacks significant influence but acts self-important)

一个自以为是的小职员

金山词霸

How can you be so petty about such a small matter?

你怎么能为这么小的事如此斤斤计较呢？

金山词霸

So we go about our petty tasks, hardly aware of our listless attitude toward life.

于是我们干著琐碎的事情, 几乎意识不到我们对生活的倦怠态度.

期刊摘选

We must investigate and clean up the petty graft which has appeared in some places.

必须检查和纠正各地已经发生的贪污现象.

期刊摘选

He was also petty, unreasonably querulous, and mean.

他还是个气量狭窄, 无事生非, 平庸刻薄的人.

辞典例句

People do not discourage this kind of petty work.

人们对这种次要的工作不加以阻止.

辞典例句

The removal of petty restrictions has made life easier.

对一些琐碎规定的取消使生活更自在了.

《简明英汉词典》

He seems to take delight in petty cruelty.

他好像喜欢说伤人的话.

《简明英汉词典》

The petty clerk was afraid of offending his boss.

这个小职员不敢得罪他的老板.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

My life is hedged around with petty regulations.

我的生活受到种种清规戒律的限制.

《简明英汉词典》

A gentleman is open and poised; a petty man is unhappy and worried.

君子坦荡荡, 小人长戚戚.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

英英释义

Adjective

1. inferior in rank or status;

"the junior faculty"

"a lowly corporal"

"petty officialdom"

"a subordinate functionary"

2. (informal terms) small and of little importance;

"a fiddling sum of money"

"a footling gesture"

"our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war"

"a little (or small) matter"

"Mickey Mouse regulations"

"a dispute over niggling details"

"limited to petty enterprises"

"piffling efforts"

"giving a police officer a free meal may be against the law, but it seems to be a picayune infraction"

3. contemptibly narrow in outlook;

"petty little comments"

"disgusted with their small-minded pettiness"