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petty

英 ['petɪ] 美['pɛti]

英英释义同义词辨析实用场景例句

adj. 琐碎的；小气的；小规模的
n. (Petty)人名；(英、法)佩蒂

英英释意

1. inferior in rank or status;: "the junior faculty"; "a lowly corporal"; "petty officialdom"; "a subordinate functionary"

2. (informal terms) 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"; "Mickey Mouse regulations"; "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"

3. contemptibly narrow in outlook;: "petty little comments"; "disgusted with their small-minded pettiness"

双语例句

1. Petty crime is having a deleteri-ous effect on community life.: 轻微罪行正对社区生活产生有害影响。

2. 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。

3. 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。

4. 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。

5. 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。