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pet.tyH5pet7i, $5pet-adj-ier, -iest unimportant and not worth giving attention to琐碎的，不重要的(disapproving) Prisoners complain that they are subjected to too many petty rules and restrictions.犯人们抱怨他们受太多琐碎规章制度的管辖。(disapproving) Her latest play shows married life as a tedious succession of petty power struggles.她最新的剧本把婚后生活描述为一系列乏味的为小权利的争斗。Petty crime is a group of crimes which are considered as less serious.轻微犯罪Some police officers feel that all their time is spent on petty crime, such as shoplifting and minor traffic offences.一些警官认为他们的时间都花在处理轻微犯罪上了，比如偷商店东西，违反交通规则。(disapproving) Someone who is petty or petty-minded is annoyed and offended by small and unimportant matters in a way that shows a limited and often selfish mind.心胸狭窄的，气量小的Petty cash is a small amount of money kept in an office for buying cheap items.小额现金Take the money for stamps out of petty cash.从小额现金里拿出买邮票的钱。
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