pettifogging
音标发音
- 英式音标 [ˈpet.ɪˌfɒɡ.ɪŋ]
- 美式音标 [ˈpet̬.ɪˌfɑː.ɡɪŋ]
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基本解释
- adj. 骗人的；琐碎的，无用的；诡辩的
- n. 诡辩，欺骗
- v. 欺诈；诡辩（pettifog的ing形式）
英汉例句
- The handling is simple and is a far cry from pettifogging tidy structure.
处理简单，是相去甚远讼棍整齐的结构。 - Freed from the pettifogging concerns of quibbling lawyers and self-serving politicians, goes the argument, he can concentrate on eradicating extremism.
有个论调说，摆脱了吹毛求疵的律师和自私的政客们的所谓的关心，他能够集中精力根除极端主义。
ecocn.org - Republicans have always taken such gestures seriously, and they have been as meticulous as any pettifogging lawyer in their own use of language.
ECONOMIST: Sinn Fein comes on board - Sprawling sores like the meltdown in Somalia or the conflict in Rwanda were to be scrupulously avoided, and Bosnia tiptoed round for months with pettifogging excuses.
ECONOMIST: Warren Christopher - The cost of all this pettifoggery is huge—unless, that is, you are a member of one of the cartels that pushes for pettifogging rules or an employee of one of the bureaucratic bodies charged with enforcing them.
ECONOMIST: The terrible threat of unlicensed interior designers
双语例句
权威例句
英英字典
- Pettifogging people give too much attention to small unimportant details in a way that shows a limited mind.
- petty