petty
adj
ˈpeti
adj
1
a
petty
problem,
detail
etc
is
small
and
unimportant
〔问题、细节等〕小的，琐碎的，不重要的;
petty
squabbles
小口角
petty
restrictions
小限制
2
unkind
and
caring
too
much
about
small
unimportant
things
小气的，小心眼的，心胸狭窄的; 只关注琐事的
How
can
she
be
so
petty?
她怎么会那么小心眼？
petty
jealousy
and
spitefulness
小心眼的嫉妒和怨恨
3
petty crime
a
crime
that
is
not
serious,
for
example
stealing
things
that
are
not
very
valuable
轻罪
4
petty criminal/thief etc
a
criminal
whose
crimes
are
not
very
serious
轻罪犯/小窃贼等
5
a
petty
official
is
not
important
–
used
especially
when
they
use
their
power
as
if
they
were
important
〔官员〕不重要的; 芝麻绿豆大的〔尤用于摆架子的官员〕
Some
petty
bureaucrat
wanted
all
the
documents
in
triplicate.
有些小官僚就希望所有文件都一式三份。
the
pettiness
of
Hollywood
好莱坞的狭隘