pettiest

英 [ˈpɛtɪɪst]

美 [ˈpɛtɪɪst]

adj.  小的; 琐碎的; 次要的; 小气的; 狭隘的
petty的最高级

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 微不足道的；不重要的
  You can usepettyto describe things such as problems, rules, or arguments which you think are unimportant or relate to unimportant things.
  1. 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。
  2. ...endless rules and petty regulations...
     没完没了的规则和繁复琐碎的规定
  3. The meeting degenerated into petty squabbling.
     会议变成了无聊的扯皮。
• ADJ-GRADED 小题大做的；过于关注琐事的
  If you describe someone's behaviour aspetty, you mean that they care too much about small, unimportant things and perhaps that they are unnecessarily unkind.
  1. He was petty-minded and obsessed with detail...
     他小肚鸡肠，满脑子都是鸡毛蒜皮的事儿。
  2. I think that attitude is a bit petty.
     我觉得那种态度有点小题大做。
• ADJ 下级的；次要的；小规模的
  Pettyis used of people or actions that are less important, serious, or great than others.
  1. 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。
  2. ...petty crime, such as handbag-snatching and minor break-ins.
     抢手提包和入室盗窃等轻罪

双语例句

• The expropriation of the immediate producers was accomplished with merciless Vandalism, and under the stimulus of passions the most infamous, the most sordid, the pettiest, the most meanly odious.
  对直接生产者的剥夺，是用最残酷无情的野蛮手段，在最下流、最龌龊、最卑鄙和最可恶的贪欲的驱使下完成的。