| 单词 | petty |
| 释义 | pettypetty /ˈpɛt̮i/ ●●○ adjective (comparative pettier, superlative pettiest) 1disapproving small, unimportant, and silly, and not worth worrying or thinking about SYN trivial: petty issue/problem/argument etc. a petty dispute2not generous, and caring too much about things that are not really important: a petty personal attack Sometimes he can be so petty about money (=he thinks too much about exactly how much people owe him). → see also pettiness3relating to crimes that are not serious, for example stealing things that are not very valuable: a rise in the amount of petty crimea petty thief/criminal/offender (=a criminal who steals things that are not expensive or whose crimes are not very important)4disapproving a petty official, etc. is not very important, but uses power in a way that shows they think they are very important: a petty bureaucrat |
| 随便看 |
英语词典包含48224条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。