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petty

/pet-ee/US // ˈpɛt i //UK // (ˈpɛtɪ) //

小气,小气的,小气鬼,琐碎

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1

    pet·ti·er, pet·ti·est.

    • : of little or no importance or consequence: petty grievances.
    • : of lesser or secondary importance, merit, etc.; minor: petty considerations.
    • : having or showing narrow ideas, interests, etc.: petty minds.
    • : mean or ungenerous in small or trifling things: a petty person.
    • : showing or caused by meanness of spirit: a petty revenge.
    • : of secondary rank, especially in relation to others of the same class or kind: petty states; a petty tyrant.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.trivial, insignificant
Synonyms
frivolous无聊的,无聊,轻薄,轻浮lesser较少的,较少,更少,更少的minor未成年,小型,小型的,未成年人narrow-minded狭隘的,狭隘,狭义的,龌龊的base基础,基地,基层,底层inessential非必要的,非必需的,非必要,非必需品inferior劣质,劣质的,劣势,低级junior初级,初中生,初级的,初中light光,光线,光明,光照little少许,少,少量,少少lower较低的,较低,低层,低级peanut花生,花生米,花生酱,花生米饭scratch划伤,挠痒痒,刮擦,刮伤secondary次级,次要的,二级,次级的shallow浅滩,浅谈,浅水,浅显的shoestring鞋带,鞋垫,鞋底,鞋带式slight纤细的,纤细,纤弱的,纤微small小,小型,小的,小型的subordinate隶属,隶属的,隶属关系,隶属机构trifling琐碎的,琐碎,琐碎的事,琐事casual休闲,随意,随便,休闲的cheap廉价,廉价的,便宜的,便宜contemptible蔑视,轻蔑,鄙视,卑鄙inconsequent不知所云,不重要的,不起眼的,不重要inconsiderable微不足道,不足道,不足为奇,不足道的irrelevant不相关,不相干,不相关的,不相干的measly可怕的,卑微的,卑鄙的,小小的negligible可忽略不计,可以忽略不计,微不足道,可忽略不计的nickel-and-dime五斗米折腰,镍币和硬币,五分钱,镍和铜niggling棘手的问题,微不足道的,琐碎的,微不足道paltry微不足道,微不足道的,渺小,渺小的penny-ante菥蓂,菥蓂园,菥荻pettifogging堵塞漏洞,堵塞,堵塞堵塞,堵塞毛孔picayune野餐,皮卡伊恩,皮亚杰,皮卡丘piddling琐碎的,琐碎,琐事,琐碎的事情shabby寒酸,寒酸的,破烂不堪,褴褛的small-minded鼠目寸光,褊狭,褊狭的人,褊狭的two-bit两位,两位数,二位,双位unimportant不重要,不重要的,不要紧,不关痛痒

Examples

  • Look, of course it makes celebrities look weak and petty to get all het up about Chris Discourse now — Now!

  • For another, many of the alleged crimes, like petty theft, are not that serious—while others aren’t specified at all.

  • What she is watching is mostly petty trivialities, and the power of the novel comes from Batuman’s ability to render those trivialities worthwhile.

  • Imagine a president using that awesome power again for good rather than for exacting petty revenge on real and imagined enemies.

  • Another employee reported Carson searched a school site looking for employees mishandling petty cash.

  • Petty, shade, and thirst are my favorite human “virtues” and the trifecta of any good series of “stories.”

  • In no way, he said, did Brown deserve to die for what began as petty theft.

  • No more cynically cutting opposition candidates out of a district for petty political purposes.

  • Of how incredibly petty the offense can be and how insanely disproportionate the retaliation can be.

  • But when the end result is tens of millions raised, do the shades of vanity or petty grudges truly matter?

  • Aunty Rosa had credited him in the past with petty cunning and stratagem that had never entered into his head.

  • On the 25th of November following the magistrates began to sit daily at Petty Sessions.

  • He became the low-born, petty tradesman, using the language of the hands of his jam factory.

  • He would give them money to return to their lines and for petty expenses en route.

  • Of the numerous petty divinities which watched over the child's early years we have already given some account.