petty /ˈpɛtɪ/ CET6 TEM4 ( pettier, pettiest )

• 1. 

  ADJ You can use petty to describe things such as problems, rules, or arguments that you think are unimportant or relate to unimportant things. 不重要的 [表不满]

  例：

  He was miserable all the time and fights would start over petty things.

  他一直都很闷闷不乐，常为一些鸡毛蒜皮的事吵架。

  例：

  ...endless rules and petty regulations.

  …没完没了的规则和无足轻重的规定。

• 2. 

  ADJ If you describe someone's behaviour as petty, you mean that they care too much about small, unimportant things and perhaps that they are unnecessarily unkind. 过分在乎琐事的 [表不满]

  例：

  He was petty-minded and obsessed with detail.

  他谨小慎微，过于在意细节。

• 3. 

  pettiness N-UNCOUNT 狭隘

  例：

  Never had she met such spite and pettiness.

  她以前从来没有碰到过这样的恶意和狭隘。

• 4. 

  ADJ Petty is used of people or actions that are less important, serious, or great than others. (人或行动) 次要的 [ADJ n]

  例：

  ...petty crime, such as purse-snatching and minor break-ins.

  …诸如抢钱包、不严重的入室盗窃之类的轻罪。