petty
琐碎的
常用释义
英音[ ˈpeti ]
美音[ ˈpeti ]
变形
比较级:
pettier/more petty
最高级:
pettiest/most petty
基本释义
- adj. 不重要的,琐碎的,小的;小气的,小心眼的;次要的,职位低的;(罪行)轻微的
- 【名】 (Petty)(英、法)佩蒂(人名)
例句
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1·How could you be so petty?你怎么那么小气呢?来源: 《牛津词典》
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2·She felt boxed in by all their petty rules.她觉得被他们的琐碎规章束缚住了手脚。来源: 《牛津词典》
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3·She felt hemmed in by all their petty rules and regulations.她觉得受到他们那些琐碎的规章制度的束缚。来源: 《牛津词典》
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4·Mr. Baruch dismisses that as petty and spiteful.巴鲁克先生驳斥其为小气和恶意的。
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5·He has dropped some of the petty restrictions that irritate Cubans.他抛弃了一些激怒古巴人民的琐碎限制。
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6·I'm tired of her petty jealousies.我厌烦她那小肚鸡肠的忌妒。来源: 《牛津词典》
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7·He was petty-minded and obsessed with detail.他谨小慎微,过于在意细节。来源: 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
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8·The article paints them as a bunch of petty criminals.文章把他们描绘成一伙小犯罪分子。来源: 《牛津词典》
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9·Petty crime is having a deleterious effect on community life.轻罪对于社区生活正在产生有害影响。来源: 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
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10·The rise in unemployment is paralleled by an increase in petty crime.在失业率上升的同时,轻度犯罪也跟着增长。来源: 《牛津词典》
网络释义
- petty bourgeoisie : n. 小资产阶级(等于petite bourgeoisie)
- petty cash : 零用现金;小额备用金
- petty bourgeois : 小资产阶级分子
- petty officer : 海军士官,海军军士
同根词
词根:
petty
pettifogging
adj
骗人的;琐碎的,无用的;诡辩的
pettily
adv
卑鄙地;小气地;琐碎地;小型地
pettiness
n
琐碎;卑鄙;小气;微小
pettifogging
n
诡辩,欺骗
pettifogging
v
欺诈;诡辩(pettifog的ing形式)