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petty
释义
- n.
- 佩蒂；【会】小额；厕所
- adj.
- 小的；琐碎的；次要的；小气的
- 网络
- 细小的；器量小的；不足道的
展开详细释义
adj.
1.琐碎的;渺小的;不足道的,无聊的
2.器量小的,心眼儿小的,卑劣的
3.偏狭的;狭隘,心胸狭小
4.小的,一点点
5.小规模的;次要的;下级的
6.次要的,鸡毛蒜皮的,微不足道的;无聊的
7.吝啬
8.卑鄙
n.
1.佩蒂〔姓氏〕
2.厕所
3.【簿记】小额
词形变化
比较级：pettier 最高级：pettiest
常用短语 4 组
- petty bourgeoisie
- n. 小资产阶级（等于petite bourgeoisie）
- petty cash
- 零用现金；小额备用金
- petty bourgeois
- 小资产阶级分子
- petty officer
- 海军士官，海军军士
在例句中理解 33 句
Russian laws on extremism and 'petty hooliganism' have been used to limit political speech and personal attacks against Mr. Putin.
俄罗斯有关极端行为和“轻微流氓行为”的法律曾被用来压制政治言论和针对普京的人身攻击。
He had never been willing to engage personally in the petty harassment by which this strategy was implemented.
这一计谋是通过对我搞小动作来实现的，但他本人从来不愿亲自卷进去。
It was also agreed that no violence would be permitted in these cities and that petty criminals of all types were to be discouraged.
此外，大家还同意：在这两个城市里，绝不允许暴力行动，形形色色的小刑事犯一定要加以制止。
This is a country, after all, that this year risked all-out war with Thailand in a petty spat over a bit of disputed borderland.
毕竟，这个国家今年与泰国因边界问题的小摩擦差点爆发战争。
I knew you'd try to find something wrong with my comet, Lisa. You've always been petty and small, right from the beginning.
我知道你一直在找我彗星的麻烦，丽萨，你刚才真是美丽小巧。
This promising young lad then plunged into a life of petty crime and was one of the founding members of the Shawpee street gang.
然后，这个有前途的小男孩儿过起了小偷小摸的生活，成为肖皮街头匪帮的创始成员之一。
Sorry. Fire regulations. Should've gotten here earlier. This is nothing but a blatant abuse of power by a petty functionary.
抱歉，我们得遵守消防条例，你们应该早点来的。这是一种典型的，拿根鸡毛当令箭的行为。
True. But it just seems petty not to give her one. I'd rather follow the golden rule: Treat others as you want them to treat you.
那是事实，如果我们不送红包给他，这似乎显得我们有点心胸狭窄。我倒愿意遵循一些乡规民俗，你想别人怎样善待你，你就怎样善待别人。
Police charged an 89-year-old Ohio woman with petty theft after she refused to give back a neighbor's football that ended up in her yard.
警方以轻微盗窃罪起诉一名89岁的俄亥俄州妇女，她拒绝归还邻居落入她院子中的足球。
"When a man becomes grumpy or irritable, it's easy to blame work or simply the effects of aging, " says Petty.
佩蒂说：“当男人变得暴躁或易怒时，我们往往把原因归咎于工作或仅仅是年龄大了。”
You have brilliantly managed to identify all the petty-minded whingers who do nothing but moan all day.
你明智地发现了所有小心眼的员工，他们整天无所事事，只会抱怨。
Over the last several years the man had been caught with drugs and committed a few petty offenses, the police confirmed.
警方证实他在过去几年里，曾多次因为毒品和轻微犯罪被抓。
The company accountant will probably allow the cost of water, tea and coffee out of the company's petty cash.
公司的会计应该从公司的零用现金中准备出水、茶和咖啡的费用。
His punishments of Caliban are petty and vindictive, as he calls upon his spirits to pinch Caliban when he curses.
他的丑陋处罚是琐碎的和有报仇心的，如同当他诅咒的时候，他在他的精神之后呼叫掐丑陋一样。
They had become so attached to the meager rewards of cruelty and petty power that they did not even remember how to be any other way.
他们已经附属于残忍暴行和琐碎权力所带来的微不足道的报酬，以致于他们完全不记得如何以另一种方式存在。
he said that the young man's petty desires were pricked upon hearing such a request.
他说，年轻人听到这个要求之后，他卑微的欲望被挑了起来。
Some seem to believe that our politics can afford to be petty because, in a time of peace, the stakes of our debates appear small.
有人认为我们的政治制度是如此的微不足道，因为在和平年代，我们所争论的话题都是无关紧要的。
The anarchism is one kind of political ideological trend of the petty bourgeoisie which came into being in Europe.
无政府主义是一种产生于欧洲的小资产阶级政治思潮。
It turned out there had been a lot of petty thefts in the area, particularly that of stealing milk bottles from doorsteps.
事情原来是这样的，在这一地区多次发生小的扒窃案，特别是从门前台阶上偷走牛奶瓶。
Those corrupt officials went from the desire to gain petty advantages to what can only be described as greed.
那些贪官污吏起初只是想占点小便宜，而后来则变得只能说是贪得无厌。
The Chief Petty Officer was furious at me for making such a dive, at my age, and in not very good condition.
海军上士因为我的年纪已大并且在这种不利的条件下去进行这样的潜水而发愁。
It was a pity, that cop. Out of all kinds of dangers, he was done in by two petty thieves trying to steal electric cables.
那个交警很可惜啊，居然被两个偷电缆的小东西给搞翻了。
Do not like the petty bourgeoisie taste, so not to any bar, like the natural style, like a lonely person, so go to reservoirs.
不喜欢小资情调，所以不去anybar，喜欢自然风格，喜欢一个人的孤单，所以去水库。
It should also be noted how much money could be saved by not incarcerating so many people who break petty laws.
应该注意到通过不关押轻微犯罪的人可以节省多少钱。
Mr. Obama said he does not want to see - what he called - "petty politics" get in the way of reform.
奥巴马说，他不希望看到他所说的“政治把戏”阻碍改革。
Says Kyle Petty, "It" s like running into a valley of nothing but people.
凯尔说零用“，就好像碰见了山谷无非人民”；
Deng Yan-da was a strong fighter in the Chinese democratic revolution and a representative figure of the radical petty bourgeoisie.
邓演达是民主革命的坚强斗士，小资产阶级激进分子的代表人物。
Selfishness, cruelty, hatred, possessiveness, petty jealousy. All those qualities came out in us just because we loved each other.
自私，残忍，仇恨，强烈的独占欲，为一点小事吃醋。所有这些在我们身上发作只是因为我们深爱着对方。
Zhou came through to Kissinger as subtle, brilliant, and indirect, a politician of vision who refused to get bogged down in petty detail.
在基辛格的眼里，周恩来敏锐、聪慧而含蓄，是一位目光远大、不拘泥于小节的政治家。
I seem to be a very petty and stingy fellow for saying this.
这么说，我似乎是一个很小气、很吝啬的人。
petty squabbles
小口角
petty restrictions
小限制
How can she be so petty?
她怎么会那么小心眼？