pettily

[US]/ˈpɛtɪli/
[UK]/ˈpɛtɪli/

Translation

adv.瑣碎地;小規模地;小氣地;卑鄙地

Phrases & Collocations

pettily argued

小心翼翼地爭論

pettily criticized

小心翼翼地批評

pettily complained

小心翼翼地抱怨

pettily judged

小心翼翼地評判

pettily focused

小心翼翼地關注

pettily noted

小心翼翼地指出

pettily compared

小心翼翼地比較

pettily reacted

小心翼翼地反應

pettily mentioned

小心翼翼地提到

pettily dismissed

小心翼翼地駁回

Example Sentences

he argued pettily about the color of the curtains.

他爲窗簾的顏色小題大做。

she complained pettily about the service at the restaurant.

她對餐廳的服務小聲抱怨。

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

他們爲誰能喫到最後一塊蛋糕而爭吵。

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

當他無法如願時,他往往表現得很小氣。

she nitpicked pettily during the meeting.

她在會議上小題大做。

they were being pettily competitive over their grades.

他們在成績上小心眼地競爭。

he spoke pettily about his colleague's promotion.

他對同事的晉升小聲議論。

she reacted pettily to the minor criticism.

她對小小的批評反應得很過激。

they laughed pettily at their friend's mistake.

他們對朋友的錯誤小聲嘲笑。

he wrote a pettily worded email to his boss.

他給老闆寫了一封措辭小氣的郵件。

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