petty是什么意思_音标_用法_例句

简单释义：

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

变形：

比较级：pettier  最高级：pettiest  

完整释义：

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

例句：

1. 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。

2. "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。”

3. 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。

4. 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。

5. 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。

6. 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”；

7. 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。

8. 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。