pettily

英式发音 ['petɪlɪ] 美式发音 ['petɪlɪ]

一般意思:

adv.卑鄙地,小气地

完整意思:

琐碎地;小气地

词性:

副词

造句:

1、Shepettilycriticized her colleague's work simply because she was jealous of her success.
她因嫉妒同事的成功,而毫无根据地对她的工作进行琐碎的批评。
2、Instead of addressing the bigger problems at hand, they spent the meetingpettilyarguing over minor details.
他们在会议上无意地争吵细枝末节,而没有解决眼前更重要的问题。

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