中文翻译与英英解释 | n.
佩蒂〔姓氏〕。
adj.
1.小的，一点点。
2.琐碎的；渺小的；不足道的，无聊的。
3.器量小的，心眼儿小的，卑劣的。
4.小规模的；次要的；下级的。
短语和例子
a petty current deposit 零星活期存款。 a petty dealer 小贩。 petty expenses 零星杂费。
n.
1.【簿记】小额。
2.〔pl.〕厕所。
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| larceny of property having a value less than some amount (the amount varies by locale)
同义词：petit larceny, petty larceny,
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| contemptibly narrow in outlook; "petty little comments"; "disgusted with their small-minded pettiness"
同义词：small-minded,
| | (informal) 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"; "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"
同义词：fiddling, footling, lilliputian, little, niggling, piddling, piffling, picayune, trivial,
| | inferior in rank or status; "the junior faculty"; "a lowly corporal"; "petty officialdom"; "a subordinate functionary"
同义词：junior-grade, lower-ranking, lowly, secondary, subaltern,
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例句与用法 | 1. | Isn't it loathsome! isn't it petty !
这是多么荒谬！这是多么无聊！
| | 2. | Do n't bug me with petty details .
不要讲那些琐碎的细节来烦我。
| | 3. | The party split into petty factions .
该党分裂成若干小派系。
| | 4. | In money matters, he was not petty .
在金钱上，他并不吝啬。
| | 5. | The petty clerk was afraid of offending his boss .
这个小职员不敢得罪他的老板。
| | 6. | She grew tired of his petty jealousies .
她越来越讨厌他那种心胸狭窄的忌妒行为。
| | 7. | People do not discourage this kind of petty work .
人们对这种次要的工作不加以阻止。
| | 8. | My life is hedged about with petty regulations .
我的生活受到一些琐细的条条框框的限制。
| | 9. | He resented bitterly the authority of the petty officers .
他讨厌那些趾高气昂的小军官。
| | 10. | The armed struggle was initiated by the petty bourgeoisie .
武装斗争是由小资产阶级所发动的。
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