The letter said an inmate named Hatch, a petty thief, claimed he had crucial information.

他在信中说，狱中一位名叫希奇的惯偷宣称自己掌握了一些关于谋杀案的关键信息。

youdao

The accountant said that we could use petty cash to buy paper but not to buy a new printer.

会计说我们可以用零用现金去买纸，但是不能用它买一个新的打印机。

youdao

Petty thieving, eh, Alfred." said Mr. Carr.

“小偷小摸，是吧，艾尔弗雷德？” 卡尔先生发话了。

youdao

"Petty thieving,eh,Alfred?" said Mr.Carr.

VOA: special.2010.09.11

Mr.Obama said he does not want to see what he called - "petty politics" get in the way of reform.

VOA: standard.2009.07.29

Writing on his Facebook page, Petty said he was "extremely grateful" to the police and "touched by the outpouring of good wishes" from fans.

BBC: Tom Petty guitar theft leads to arrest

"This is petty, " said Gingrich, indicating his displeasure at the way the two were treated.

CNN: Speaker: Clinton 'snub' was a factor

"We were joking about how you should get your Batman suit out here, " said Petty Officer First Class Xander Gamble, 28, a Navy mass communication specialist.

WSJ: A Superheroic Caped Crusade to Keep Troops Safe in Afghanistan