petty

US [ˈpeti]
UK ['peti]
  • n.佩蒂；【会】小额；厕所
  • adj.小的；琐碎的；次要的；小气的
  • Web细小的；器量小的；不足道的
Comparative Degree：pettier  Superlative：pettiest  

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Petty
adj.
1.
[ubn]
小的；琐碎的；次要的small and unimportant
petty squabbles
小口角
petty crime/theft(= that is not very serious)
轻微罪行；小偷小摸
a petty criminal/thief
轻罪犯；小窃贼
a petty bureaucrat/official(= who does not have much power or authority, although they might pretend to)
小官僚；小官员
2.
小气的；狭隘的caring too much about small and unimportant matters, especially when this is unkind to other people
How could you be so petty?
你怎么那么小气呢？

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1.
How much petty cash do we have left after paying for the trip to the conference?
在支付完去研讨会的旅费后，我们还剩下多少零用金？
zài zhī fù wán qù yán tǎo huì de lǚ fèi hòu , wǒ men hái shèng xià duō shao líng yòng jīn ?
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2.
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。
nà ge jiāo jǐng hěn kě xī ya , jū rán bèi liǎng gè tōu diàn lǎn de xiǎo dōng xi gěi gǎo fān le 。
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3.
The anarchism is one kind of political ideological trend of the petty bourgeoisie which came into being in Europe.
无政府主义是一种产生于欧洲的小资产阶级政治思潮。
wú zhèng fǔ zhǔ yì shì yī zhǒng chǎn shēng yú ōu zhōu de xiǎo zī chǎn jiē jí zhèng zhì sī cháo 。
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4.
he said that the young man's petty desires were pricked upon hearing such a request.
他说，年轻人听到这个要求之后，他卑微的欲望被挑了起来。
tā shuō , nián qīng rén tīng dào zhè ge yāo qiú zhī hòu , tā bēi wēi de yù wàng bèi tiāo le qǐ lái 。
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5.
His punishments of Caliban are petty and vindictive, as he calls upon his spirits to pinch Caliban when he curses.
他的丑陋处罚是琐碎的和有报仇心的，如同当他诅咒的时候，他在他的精神之后呼叫掐丑陋一样。
tā de chǒu lòu chǔ fá shì suǒ suì de hé yǒu bào chóu xīn de , rú tóng dāng tā zǔ zhòu de shí hou , tā zài tā de jīng shén zhī hòu hū jiào qiā chǒu lòu yí yàng 。
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They had become so attached to the meager rewards of cruelty and petty power that they did not even remember how to be any other way.
他们已经附属于残忍暴行和琐碎权力所带来的微不足道的报酬，以致于他们完全不记得如何以另一种方式存在。
tā men yǐ jīng fù shǔ yú cán rěn bào xíng hé suǒ suì quán lì suǒ dài lái de wēi bù zú dào de bào chou , yǐ zhì yú tā men wán quán bù jì de rú hé yǐ lìng yī zhǒng fāng shì cún zài 。
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The company accountant will probably allow the cost of water, tea and coffee out of the company's petty cash.
公司的会计应该从公司的零用现金中准备出水、茶和咖啡的费用。
gōng sī de kuài jì yīng gāi cóng gōng sī de líng yòng xiàn jīn zhōng zhǔn bèi chū shuǐ 、 chá hé kā fēi de fèi yòng 。
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Some seem to believe that our politics can afford to be petty because, in a time of peace, the stakes of our debates appear small.
有人认为我们的政治制度是如此的微不足道，因为在和平年代，我们所争论的话题都是无关紧要的。
yǒu rén rèn wéi wǒ men de zhèng zhì zhì dù shì rú cǐ de wēi bù zú dào , yīn wèi zài hé píng nián dài , wǒ men suǒ zhēng lùn de huà tí dōu shì wú guān jǐn yào de 。
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Do not like the petty bourgeoisie taste, so not to any bar, like the natural style, like a lonely person, so go to reservoirs.
不喜欢小资情调，所以不去anybar，喜欢自然风格，喜欢一个人的孤单，所以去水库。
bù xǐ huan xiǎo zī qíng diào , suǒ yǐ bù qù anybar , xǐ huan zì rán fēng gé , xǐ huan yī gè rén de gū dān , suǒ yǐ qù shuǐ kù 。
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Sorry. Fire regulations. Should've gotten here earlier. This is nothing but a blatant abuse of power by a petty functionary.
抱歉，我们得遵守消防条例，你们应该早点来的。这是一种典型的，拿根鸡毛当令箭的行为。
bào qiàn , wǒ men de zūn shǒu xiāo fáng tiáo lì , nǐ men yīng gāi zǎo diǎn lái de 。 zhè shì yī zhǒng diǎn xíng de , ná gēn jī máo dāng lìng jiàn de xíng wéi 。
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