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petty

English → Chinese

adj//ˈpeti//

(事物) 琐碎的;不重要的、价值极小或规模很小的

The police spent the afternoon dealing with petty crimes like shoplifting.

(Chinese) 警察花了一下午时间处理商店行窃之类的小偷小摸案件。

Don't waste your time arguing over such petty details in the contract.

(Chinese) 不要浪费时间争论合同中那些琐碎的细节。

adj//ˈpeti//

(性格) 气量小的;过分计较微小细节或心胸狭隘的

It was very petty of him to refuse to invite her just because of a small argument.

(Chinese) 仅仅因为一点小争吵他就不邀请她,真是太小家子气了。

She grew tired of her coworkers' petty jealousies and office politics.

(Chinese) 她对同事们那些心胸狭隘的嫉妒和办公室政治感到厌烦。

Entry ID: en:zh:petty · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary