a. 不重要的( petty的最高级 ); 卑鄙的, 小气的
s. inferior in rank or status
s. (informal) small and of little importance
s. contemptibly narrow in outlook

petty的用法和样例:

例句

用作形容词(adj.)
  1. The party split into petty factions.该党分裂成若干小派系。
  2. The paymasters of these petty crooks are the big crime syndicates.操纵这帮小流氓的就是那个大犯罪集团。
  3. 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,从小偷小摸到杀人,什么罪都犯过。
  4. Don't bug me with petty details.不要讲那些琐碎的细节来烦我。
  5. People do not discourage this kind of petty work.人们对这种次要的工作不加以阻止。
  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. She is very petty at times.她有时很小心眼。

常见句型

用作形容词(adj.)
用作定语~+ n.
  1. 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。
用作表语It is/was+~+of sb+to- v
  1. It was petty of her not to accept the apology.她气量太小,连道歉也不接受。

词汇搭配

用作形容词 (adj.)
~+名词
  • petty commodities小商品
  • petty details不重要的细节
  • petty remark小气的话

经典引文

  • Mithridates was once more a petty Asiatic prince existing upon sufferance.

    出自:J. A. Froude
  • It isn't a gang which would usually get further than an occasional petty theft.

    出自:G. Greene
  • Details of history in this period are details of petty events, leaving no permanent effects.

    出自:G. L. Harding
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