| 1. | Isn't it loathsome! isn't it petty !
这是多么荒谬！这是多么无聊！ |
| 2. | Do n't bug me with petty details .
不要讲那些琐碎的细节来烦我。 |
| 3. | The party split into petty factions .
该党分裂成若干小派系。 |
| 4. | In money matters, he was not petty .
在金钱上，他并不吝啬。 |
| 5. | The petty clerk was afraid of offending his boss .
这个小职员不敢得罪他的老板。 |
| 6. | She grew tired of his petty jealousies .
她越来越讨厌他那种心胸狭窄的忌妒行为。 |
| 7. | People do not discourage this kind of petty work .
人们对这种次要的工作不加以阻止。 |
| 8. | My life is hedged about with petty regulations .
我的生活受到一些琐细的条条框框的限制。 |
| 9. | He resented bitterly the authority of the petty officers .
他讨厌那些趾高气昂的小军官。 |
