英语词汇“petty”的读音、翻译、释义、用法及例句-学习网

主要翻译
英语		中文
petty adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall* girl," "an interesting book," "a big house."*	(small and unimportant)	次要的 cì yào de
		不重要的 bú zhòng yào de
	Paul was tired of listening to Martin's petty grievances.
	保罗听倦了马丁不重要的不快和怨言。
petty adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall* girl," "an interesting book," "a big house."*	(not serious)	小的，琐碎的，不要紧的
	(法律)	轻的，轻微的
	Jake hasn't got enough money to go on holiday this year, but that's a petty problem compared to what some people have to deal with.
	杰克今年钱不够，不能去度假，但和有些人面临的困难相比，这不过是琐碎的小问题。
petty adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall* girl," "an interesting book," "a big house."*	(person) (人)	气量小的，心胸狭隘的
	I'm sure the only reason Polly is refusing to help me with this project is because I forgot to phone her yesterday; she's so petty.
	我敢肯定，波利之所以不愿意帮我做这个项目，唯一的原因就是我昨天忘给她打电话了。她真是心胸狭隘。
petty adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall* girl," "an interesting book," "a big house."*	(mean)	猥琐的 wěi suǒ de
		卑劣的 bēi liè de
		卑鄙的 bēi bǐ de
	Tim's petty revenge took the form of telling the boss about the personal phone calls his colleague had been making.
	提姆用卑劣的手段报复自己的同事，把同事一直以来打的私人电话告诉了老板。

复合形式：
英语		中文
petty cash nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.	(funds kept for minor expenses)	零用钱 líng yòng qián
	We keep the petty cash in a small metal box with a lock.
petty crime nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.	(minor offences)	轻罪 qīng zuì
	He has several convictions for petty crime.
petty officer nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.	(navy: noncommissioned officer)	海军军士 hǎi jūn jūn shì
	Schneider served in the U.S. Navy for two years and reached the rank of petty officer.
petty theft nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.	(stealing [sth] of low value)	小额盗窃
	The shoplifter was accused of petty theft.
petty thief nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.	(criminal: steals small amounts)	小贼 xiǎo zéi
		小偷小摸者 xiǎo tōu xiǎo mō zhě
	Smith gained a reputation for being a petty thief.