petty /ˈpɛtɪ/ star2 CET6 TEM4 (pettier,pettiest)

• 1.  

  ADJ（形容词） 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。

• 2.  

  ADJ（形容词） 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.  

  N-UNCOUNT（不可数名词） pettiness 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（形容词） 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。