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adjective petty squabbles小口角 petty crime/theft (= that is not very serious)轻微罪行；小偷小摸 a petty criminal/thief轻罪犯；小窃贼 a petty bureaucrat/official (= who does not have much power or authority, although they might pretend to)小官僚；小官员 How could you be so petty? 你怎么那么小气呢？ He made his children’s lives a misery with all his petty rules. I don’t want to hear any more about your petty squabbles. Some of the prison officers were petty tyrants. The removal of petty restrictions has made life easier. There are plenty of petty bureaucrats who would report you for that. When these people run out of money, they often turn to petty crime. a petty criminal/thief/tyrant petty crime/theft/corruption/tyranny petty squabbles/jealousies/feuds |