pettifogging / ˈpɛt iˌfɒg ɪŋ, -ˌfɔ gɪŋ /

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pettifogging 的定义

adj. 形容词 adjective
  1. insignificant; petty: pettifogging details.
  2. dishonest or unethical in insignificant matters; meanly petty.

pettifogging 近义词

v. 动词 verb

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更多pettifogging例句

  1. He is only a pettifogging country Squire, whose views on the Land Question are ob-solete in tot-to.
  2. Dare not say it is, or I will, upon the spot, divorce your pettifogging soul from your carrion carcass!
  3. By conforming to the Laws of this Universe; instead of trying by pettifogging to evade and profitably contradict them.
  4. I think you're nothing but a pettifogging lawyer—that there ain't no partner, and I'm no better'n a fool to talk to you.
  5. The pettifogging objections to some social plan had very little chance of survival owing to the dynamic power of the reformers.