petty/minor/small/trivial.导航词义：小的，不重要的

1. petty:adj. 小的，不重要的.指问题、细节等琐碎的。

They used to quarrel over petty things.

他们过去常为小事争吵。

Have these petty restrictions worked?

这些小限制发挥作用了吗？

2. minor:adj. 小的，不很重要的.尤指比起其他事物来较小或不是很重要、很严重的。

There is a minor road in front of us.

我们前面有一条小路。

He played a minor role in the policy-making process.

他在制定政策的过程中发挥了很小的作用。

She had a minor operation.

她做了一个小手术。

3. small:adj. 小的，不重要的.指尺寸或数量小的，也指工作、问题、错误等不重要的或影响不大的。

This pair of jeans was too small for him.

这条牛仔裤他穿太小了。

He only got a small amount of money after retirement.

退休之后他只拿到了一小笔钱。

According to the schedule, we have to make a few small changes.

根据日程安排，我们需要作些小小的变动。

4. trivial:adj. 微不足道的.指不重要、不严重或没有什么价值的。

Don't get upset about trivial matters.

不要为琐事烦恼。

They were fighting over a trivial sum of money.

他们在为一笔数额极小的钱而打架。

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1·How could you be so petty?

你怎么那么小气呢？《牛津词典》

2·She felt boxed in by all their petty rules.

她觉得被他们的琐碎规章束缚住了手脚。《牛津词典》

3·She felt hemmed in by all their petty rules and regulations.

她觉得受到他们那些琐碎的规章制度的束缚。《牛津词典》

4·Mr. Baruch dismisses that as petty and spiteful.

巴鲁克先生驳斥其为小气和恶意的。

5·He has dropped some of the petty restrictions that irritate Cubans.

他抛弃了一些激怒古巴人民的琐碎限制。

6·I'm tired of her petty jealousies.

我厌烦她那小肚鸡肠的忌妒。《牛津词典》

7·He was petty-minded and obsessed with detail.

他谨小慎微，过于在意细节。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

8·The article paints them as a bunch of petty criminals.

文章把他们描绘成一伙小犯罪分子。《牛津词典》

9·Petty crime is having a deleterious effect on community life.

轻罪对于社区生活正在产生有害影响。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

10·The rise in unemployment is paralleled by an increase in petty crime.

在失业率上升的同时，轻度犯罪也跟着增长。《牛津词典》

琐碎的

1·She felt boxed in by all their petty rules.

她觉得被他们的琐碎规章束缚住了手脚。《牛津词典》

2·He has dropped some of the petty restrictions that irritate Cubans.

他抛弃了一些激怒古巴人民的琐碎限制。

3·You will know what he cares about and you will know what he considers insignificant, petty, or distracting.

你就会知道他所关心的，和那些他看为不重要的、琐碎的和烦扰的事物。

4·Many businesses are entangled in petty rules when they seek to set up or expand.

许多企业在设法成立或拓展事业时，都被琐碎的规章束缚着。

5·If only people were not so hung up on the small, petty things in their life, they would have more energy and desire to seriously take on the real challenges we face today globally.

如果人们不要这么在乎生活中的琐碎小事，那么人们会有更多精力反抗全人类共同面对的真正的挑战。

小额

1·After having her expense claims overruled, she took the money from petty cash.

在她的费用申请被驳回后，她从小额备用金中取了钱。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

2·They also give bankers a way to size up borrowers: those who struggle to separate petty cash from capital might not be ready for the big time.

而这也是银行家估计借贷者情况的一个方式：那些努力将资金分成小额现款的借贷者也许并没准备大干一番。

3·The petty cash you raised has been approved, you can pick up the money today.

您申请的小额现金报销已经批准了，今天可以过来取钱。

4·New capital gazette: Now has determined that who supervises the petty loan company?

新京报：现在有没有确定谁来监管小额贷款公司？

5·Review petty cash summary for replenishment of petty cash custodian.

检查现金出纳员补充用的小额现金总额。

小规模的

1·Fraud is often petty: a survey of British employees for YouGov in 2010 found that a quarter of staff eligible for expenses admitted to inflating claims.

欺骗常常是小规模的：于2010年对于YOUGOV的英国雇员进行的调查显示有四分之一的人承认曾经虚报开销。

小气的

1·How could you be so petty?

你怎么那么小气呢？《牛津词典》

2·Mr. Baruch dismisses that as petty and spiteful.

巴鲁克先生驳斥其为小气和恶意的。

3·I'm not that petty.

我不是那么小气。

4·Mr Baruch dismisses that as petty and spiteful.

巴鲁克驳斥其为小气和恶意的。

5·The thinking of your petty staff goes something like this: if management can't even fork out for a few grammas of fat and sugar per person per week, then it evidently doesn't care the staff.

你那些“小气”的员工是这样想的：如果管理层连掏钱购买每周每人几克的脂肪和糖都不情愿，那么它显然就不在乎员工。

小心眼

1·Poverty entails fear, and stress, and sometimes depression; it means a thousand petty humiliations and hardships.

贫穷会引起恐惧、压力，有时候甚至是沮丧。 这意味着小心眼、卑微和很多艰难困苦。

委琐

1·In a world preoccupied with consumerism and petty self-interest, that gives life dignity.

在一个消费主义和委琐私利充斥的世界里，道德感给生活以尊严。

(1)petty bourgeoisien. 小资产阶级（等于petite bourgeoisie）

(1)petty cash零用现金；小额备用金

(1)petty bourgeois小资产阶级分子

(1)petty officer海军士官，海军军士