pettily

[US]/ˈpɛtɪli/
[UK]/ˈpɛtɪli/

Translation

adv.琐碎地;小规模地;小气地;卑鄙地

Phrases & Collocations

pettily argued

小心翼翼地争论

pettily criticized

小心翼翼地批评

pettily complained

小心翼翼地抱怨

pettily judged

小心翼翼地评判

pettily focused

小心翼翼地关注

pettily noted

小心翼翼地指出

pettily compared

小心翼翼地比较

pettily reacted

小心翼翼地反应

pettily mentioned

小心翼翼地提到

pettily dismissed

小心翼翼地驳回

Example Sentences

he argued pettily about the color of the curtains.

他为窗帘的颜色小题大做。

she complained pettily about the service at the restaurant.

她对餐厅的服务小声抱怨。

they fought pettily over who would take the last piece of cake.

他们为谁能吃到最后一块蛋糕而争吵。

he tends to act pettily when he doesn't get his way.

当他无法如愿时,他往往表现得很小气。

she nitpicked pettily during the meeting.

她在会议上小题大做。

they were being pettily competitive over their grades.

他们在成绩上小心眼地竞争。

he spoke pettily about his colleague's promotion.

他对同事的晋升小声议论。

she reacted pettily to the minor criticism.

她对小小的批评反应得很过激。

they laughed pettily at their friend's mistake.

他们对朋友的错误小声嘲笑。

he wrote a pettily worded email to his boss.

他给老板写了一封措辞小气的邮件。

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