petty
- adj.小的;琐碎的;狭隘的;小气的;次要的
- n.佩蒂;小额;厕所
最高级： pettiest 比较级： pettier 派生词： pettiness n.
pettyadj.
小的；琐碎的；次要的
small and unimportant
petty squabbles
小口角
petty crime/theft (= that is not very serious)
轻微罪行 / 偷窃
a petty criminal/thief
轻罪犯；小窃贼
a petty bureaucrat/official (= who does not have much power or authority, although they might pretend to)
小官僚；小官员
小气的；狭隘的
caring too much about small and unimportant matters, especially when this is unkind to other people
How could you be so petty?
你怎么那么小气呢？
petty
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ADJ-GRADED 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.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。
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ADJ-GRADED 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.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。
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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。
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ADJ 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.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。
noun
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- larceny of property having a value less than some amount (the amount varies by locale)
- Synonym: petit larceny petty larceny
adj
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- contemptibly narrow in outlook
- petty little comments
- disgusted with their small-minded pettiness
- Synonym: small-minded
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- (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
- Synonym: fiddling footling lilliputian little niggling piddling piffling picayune trivial
数据来源：WordNet
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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。
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First-world problem refers to a trivial frustration1 or petty concern , particularly one that contrasts sharply with serious problems such as those faced by developing nations .
“第一世界问题”指的是微不足道的挫折或琐碎的烦心事，和发展中国家所面临的严重问题形成鲜明对比。
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How could you be so petty ?
你怎么那么小气呢？
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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。
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The petty quarrels were a sad commentary on the state of the government .
这些鸡毛蒜皮的争吵说明了政府的状况很糟糕。
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The couple were charged with grand / petty larceny .
那对夫妇被指控犯有重大/轻微盗窃罪。
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I 'm tired of her petty jealousies .
我厌烦她那小肚鸡肠的忌妒。
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Petty crime is having a deleterious effect on community life .
轻微罪行正对社区生活产生有害影响。
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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。
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I think that attitude is a bit petty .
我觉得那种态度有点小题大做。
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At 17 , he had a criminal record for petty theft
他17岁就有了小偷小摸的犯罪前科。
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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。
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A team of officers is trawling through the records of thousands of petty thieves
一组警员正在翻查数以千计的小偷小摸者的犯罪记录。
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Petty officers are the backbone of a navy .
军士是海军的骨干。
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Kenworthy had run him in on a petty charge .
肯沃西以一项微不足道的指控为由将他拘捕了。
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Donaldson was a petty crook with a string of previous offences .
唐纳森有一系列小的犯罪前科，但没犯过大事。
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Their delegation threw a giant monkey wrench into the process this week by raising all sorts of petty objections .
他们的代表团本周提出了各种细枝末节的反对意见，极在地阻挠了进程。
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The meeting degenerated into petty squabbling .
会议变成了无聊的扯皮。
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They used to quarrel over petty things .
他们过去常为小事争吵。
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A gentleman is open and poised ; a petty man is unhappy and worried .
君子坦荡荡，小人长戚戚。
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The petty clerk was afraid of offending his boss .
这个小职员不敢得罪他的老板。
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The party split into petty factions .
该党分裂成若干小派系。
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It was a petty problem and they soon solved it .
这仅是一个小问题，他们很快就解决了。
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People who seek after petty gains seldom think far .
贪小的人很难有长远的眼光。
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Keep some money on you for petty expenses .
身上要留点儿钱零用。
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Though a petty official , he assumes great airs .
他这个人官儿不大，架子倒搭得很足。
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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。
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He got the sack for petty thieving .
他因小偷小摸而被开除了。
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He had wished for a long time to buy some petty books that he had seen at the bookstore .
他早就想买一些他在书店看到的小册子。
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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。
指问题、细节等琐碎的。
They used to quarrel over petty things.
他们过去常为小事争吵。
Have these petty restrictions worked?
这些小限制发挥作用了吗？
尤指比起其他事物来较小或不是很重要、很严重的。
There is a minor road in front of us.
我们前面有一条小路。
He played a minor role in the policy-making process.
他在制定政策的过程中发挥了很小的作用。
She had a minor operation.
她做了一个小手术。
指尺寸或数量小的，也指工作、问题、错误等不重要的或影响不大的。
This pair of jeans was too small for him.
这条牛仔裤他穿太小了。
He only got a small amount of money after retirement.
退休之后他只拿到了一小笔钱。
According to the schedule, we have to make a few small changes.
根据日程安排，我们需要作些小小的变动。
指不重要、不严重或没有什么价值的。
Don't get upset about trivial matters.
不要为琐事烦恼。
They were fighting over a trivial sum of money.
他们在为一笔数额极小的钱而打架。