1 ADJ-GRADED [usually ADJ n] 微不足道的；不重要的 You can use petty to describe things such as problems, rules, or arguments which you think are unimportant or relate to unimportant things. 微不足道的；不重要的 [disapproval]
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He was miserable all the time and rows would start over petty things.
他总是愁眉苦脸的，常因小事发怒。
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...endless rules and petty regulations.
没完没了的规则和繁复琐碎的规定
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The meeting degenerated into petty squabbling.
会议变成了无聊的扯皮。
2 ADJ-GRADED [usually verb-link ADJ] 小题大做的；过于关注琐事的 If you describe someone's behaviour as petty, you mean that they care too much about small, unimportant things and perhaps that they are unnecessarily unkind. 小题大做的；过于关注琐事的 [disapproval]
SYN small-minded, mean, cheap [informal] , grudging
3 ADJ [ADJ n] 下级的；次要的；小规模的 Petty is used of people or actions that are less important, serious, or great than others. 下级的；次要的；小规模的
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Wilson was not a man who dealt with petty officials.
威尔逊不是个与小官小吏打交道的人。
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...petty crime, such as handbag-snatching and minor break-ins.
抢手提包和入室盗窃等轻罪
SYN minor, lower, junior, secondary
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