The petty quarrels were a sad commentary on the state of the government.
这些鸡毛蒜皮的争吵说明了政府的状况很糟糕。
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。
Big business will never let petty nationalism get in the way of a good deal.
大公司绝不会因为狭隘的民族主义而耽误一笔大买卖。
He is a petty thief who comes a cropper when he falls in love with Jocelyn (Catherine McCormack) - a geeky, complex bag of a neuroses.
Best Buy funds the iconic No. 43 car (Petty's old number), helmed by A.J.
That may or may not be illegal (the lawyers will have a field day), but it is certainly petty.