Petty
[ 'pɛti ]
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adj. 不重要的;卑鄙的，小气的;小的，一点点;小规模的;
n. [会]小额;佩蒂;厕所;
📝 例句
Don't bug me with petty details.
不要讲那些琐碎的细节来烦我。
The armed struggle was initiated by the petty bourgeoisie.
武装斗争是由小资产阶级所发动的。
Our team leader isn't a petty skinflint, he's a Communist.
咱组长不是小气鬼, 人家是共产党员。
He only offered some petty criticisms and failed to give any constructives.
他只作些鸡毛蒜皮的批评，没提出任何建设性办法。
🌱 联想助记
【串】petty(小)Betty(贝蒂)pretty(相当)pretty(漂亮)
【记】※ petty-小的,pretty-漂亮:小姑娘好漂亮
※ petty-器量小的,pet-宠儿:器量小的宠儿
※ pet-宠物,ty-拼音“太阳”:宠物在太阳面前显得多么不重要的
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
📖 牛津释义
petty
adj
(-ier, -iest) (derog 贬)
1 small or trivial; unimportant 小的; 琐碎的; 不重要的
petty details, petty queries, regulations, troubles 细节、 小问题、 琐碎的规章、 小麻烦.
2
(a) concerned with small and unimportant matters 注重琐事的
petty observance of the regulations 遵守规章制度上的细节.
(b) having or showing a small mind; mean 狭隘的; 器量小的; 小气的
petty and childish behaviour 小心眼和孩子气的行为
petty spite 心胸狭窄的怨恨
a petty desire to have her revenge 她想要报复的狭隘念头
petty about money 金钱上很小气.
🎯 考研助记
pet(宠物)+y(.的):像宠物一样的- 细小的 小气的
🔁 扩展释义
*['peti]a. 琐碎的, 小规模的, 小气的, 委琐的【经】 小额的, 微小的, 小规模的
📖 同为「博士」词汇
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I guess she's gone to visit some friends in another town.
我猜她是去别的城镇看朋友了。
About a third of the people who had been chained up below at the beginning of the journey were missing.
旅程开始时拴在下边的人大约有三分之一已经不见了。
I see. Maybe there are some things among your aunt's papers, like Clare' school reports, old photographs, and so on.
我明白了。或许，在你伯母的文件中可能有些诸如克莱尔的学校成绩报告单、旧的照片之类的东西吧。