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petite

/puh-teet/US // pəˈtit //UK // (pəˈtiːt) //

娇小的,娇小,小巧,娇小玲珑

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : short and having a small, trim figure; diminutive.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a category of clothing sized for women or girls of less than average height and with average or diminutive figures.
    • : a garment in such a size: The petites are on that rack.
    • : a woman or girl who wears clothing of such a size.

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Examples

  • ZulayThe Zulay Original Milk Frother certainly is petite, but don’t let that deceive you about its power.

  • While not designed for big lawns, those living in townhouses will love this petite, cheap lawn mower.

  • If there’s any left, pair it with conversation — it doesn’t even have to be about the petite sirah in the blend.

  • GREAT VALUEThis juicy cabernet sauvignon captures some of California’s opulence with a velvety texture, aided by 15 percent petite sirah from Lodi rounding out the blend.

  • We could have a pleasant debate over whether the petite sirah dominates the cabernet, and probably finish the bottle before we settle the question.

  • Missy, 37, is a petite, bespectacled gal with a green pixie cut, and her arms are adorned with tattoos.

  • She was a perky redhead of about 30 with lively blue eyes, a petite figure, and lots of nerve.

  • In 1956, she happened across the petite, blond Lisa Winters boarding a local bus in Miami.

  • She is petite and fragile, and I am fit and…more to love tehe.

  • Rivals tagged her an apparatchik, an heiress, handpicked by a mayor/mentor said to nickname her “ma petite Anne,” my little Anne.

  • “Nothing at all, chère petite madame”—question and answer came many times a day.

  • Cela fut cause qu'il fallut retrencher les vivres qu'ils avoient en assez petite quantit.

  • La Petite had determined upon trying to fit herself to the strange, narrow existence which she knew awaited her at Cote Joyeuse.

  • She was petite and exquisite, full of alluring dimples—and apparently just out of a perfumed bath.

  • "A regular petite maitresse," thought the Frenchman, seeing her roll herself about so softly and coquettishly.