petty [形容詞] 小的;瑣碎的;氣量小的
petty
['peti]
adj.小的, 瑣碎的, 次要的, 狹隘的
例句與用法：
The paymasters of these petty crooks are the big crime syndicates.
操縱這幫小流氓的就是那個大犯罪集團。
She grew tired of his petty jealousies.
她越來越討厭他那種心胸狹窄的忌妒行為。
I hate being fettered by petty rules and regulations.
我討厭受清規戒律的束縛。
She had been pilfering from the petty cash for months.
她多月來一直從零用現金中偷錢。
My life is hedged about with petty regulations.
我的生活受到一些瑣細的條條框框的限制。
In his short life he had run the entire gamut of crime, from petty theft to murder.
他在短短的一生中,從小偷小摸到殺人,什麼罪都犯過。
The party split into petty factions.
該黨分裂成若干小派系。
She is very petty at times.
她有時很小心眼。
詞形變化：
副詞: pettily | 形容詞比較級: pettier | 形容詞最高級: pettiest | 名詞: pettiness |
英文解釋:
名詞 petty:
larceny of property having a value less than some amount (the amount varies by locale)
同義詞：petit larceny, petty larceny
形容詞 petty:
inferior in rank or status
同義詞：junior-grade, inferior, lower-ranking, lowly, secondary, subaltern, subordinate
(informal) small and of little importance
同義詞：fiddling, footling, lilliputian, little, niggling, piddling, piffling, picayune, trivial
contemptibly narrow in outlook
同義詞：small-minded
同義詞
trivial | unimportant | minor | small | base | low | inferior | puny | miserable | wretched | contemptible | despicable | mean | paltry | worthless | picayune | inconsequential | insignificant | narrow-minded | spiteful | grudging | resentful | malicious | important | vindictive | trifling | lower-ranking | junior-grade | footling | subaltern | fiddling | niggling | petty larceny | lowly | small-minded | petit larceny | little | piddling | secondary | lilliputian | piffling |
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