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IELTS BNC: 6407 COCA: 6435
petty
peti ˈpɛti
Word forms: comparative pettier, superlative pettiest
1 ADJ-GRADED [usually ADJ n] 微不足道的；不重要的 You can use petty to describe things such as problems, rules, or arguments which you think are unimportant or relate to unimportant things. 微不足道的；不重要的 [disapproval]

  • He was miserable all the time and rows would start over petty things.

    他总是愁眉苦脸的，常因小事发怒。

  • ...endless rules and petty regulations.

    没完没了的规则和繁复琐碎的规定

  • The meeting degenerated into petty squabbling.

    会议变成了无聊的扯皮。

2 ADJ-GRADED [usually verb-link ADJ] 小题大做的；过于关注琐事的 If you describe someone's behaviour as petty, you mean that they care too much about small, unimportant things and perhaps that they are unnecessarily unkind. 小题大做的；过于关注琐事的 [disapproval]

  • He was petty-minded and obsessed with detail.

    他小肚鸡肠，满脑子都是鸡毛蒜皮的事儿。

  • I think that attitude is a bit petty.

    我觉得那种态度有点小题大做。

SYN small-minded, mean, cheap [informal] , grudging
pettiness

  • Never had she met such spite and pettiness.

    她从未遇到过这样的故意刁难和小题大做。

3 ADJ [ADJ n] 下级的；次要的；小规模的 Petty is used of people or actions that are less important, serious, or great than others. 下级的；次要的；小规模的

  • Wilson was not a man who dealt with petty officials.

    威尔逊不是个与小官小吏打交道的人。

  • ...petty crime, such as handbag-snatching and minor break-ins.

    抢手提包和入室盗窃等轻罪

SYN minor, lower, junior, secondary
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