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petty

adjective
/ˈpeti/
/ˈpeti/
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  1. [usually before noun] (disapproving) small and unimportant小的;琐碎的;次要的 synonym minor
    • I don't want to hear any more about your petty squabbles.我再也不想听到你们那些小口角了。
    • a petty bureaucrat/official (= who does not have much power or authority, although they might pretend to)小官僚;小官员
    • petty corruption/tyranny/jealousies/feuds轻微的腐败/暴政/嫉妒/争斗
    Extra Examples
    • He made his children's lives a misery with all his petty rules.他的琐碎规定把孩子们的生活弄得苦不堪言。
    • Some of the prison officers were petty tyrants.有些狱警是小暴君。
    • The removal of petty restrictions has made life easier.解除了各种琐碎的限制后,日子变得轻松了一些。
    • There are plenty of petty bureaucrats who would report you for that.有很多小官僚会为那件事告发你。
  2. (disapproving) caring too much about small and unimportant matters, especially when this is unkind to other people小气的;狭隘的 synonym small-minded
    • How could you be so petty?你怎么那么小气呢?
    Topics Personal qualitiesc2
  3. (law法律) (of a crime or criminal) not very serious小资:不是很严重
    • petty crime/theft 轻微罪行;小偷小摸
    • a petty criminal/thief轻罪犯;小窃贼
    • When these people run out of money, they often turn to petty crime.当这些人没钱的时候,他们往往会转向轻微犯罪。
    • These youngsters are often involved in petty crime such as shoplifting and casual theft.这些年轻人经常犯下商店行窃和顺手牵羊等较轻微的罪行。
    compare grand theft
  4. Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘small in size’): from a phonetic spelling of the pronunciation of French petit ‘small’.

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