美[?p?ti] 1 . Petty crime is having a deleteri-ous effect on community life.
輕微罪行正對社區(qū)生活產(chǎn)生有害影響。
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2 . At 17, he had a criminal record for petty theft.
他17歲就有了小偷小摸的犯罪前科。
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3 . Donaldson was a petty crook with a string of previous offences.
唐納森有一系列小的犯罪前科，但沒犯過大事。
來自柯林斯例句
4 . Wilson was not a man who dealt with petty officials.
威爾遜不是個與小官小吏打交道的人。
來自柯林斯例句
5 . Kenworthy had run him in on a petty charge.
肯沃西以一項微不足道的指控為由將他拘捕了。
來自柯林斯例句
1.inferior in rank or status;
the junior faculty
2.(informal terms) small and of little importance;
a fiddling sum of money
3.contemptibly narrow in outlook;
petty little comments
