petty bourgeois
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ˌpetty ˈbourgeois (also petit bourgeois) / $ ˌ...ˈ./ adjective 1. SSCLASS IN SOCIETYpaying too much attention to things such as social position, money, and possessions – used to show disapproval 小资产阶级的〔指过分注重社会地位和个人财物，含贬义〕2. SSCLASS IN SOCIETYbelonging to the group of lower middle class people （属于）小资产阶级的 —petty bourgeois noun [countable]
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petty bourgeois• I also found it hard to deal with the petty bourgeois outlook of all but a few of the girls at that private school.ˌpetty ˈbourgeois adjectiveChineseSyllable
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petty bourgeois
ˌpetty ˈbourgeois
(also petit bourgeois) / $ ˌ...ˈ./ adjective
1. paying too much attention to things such as social position, money, and possessions – used to show disapproval
2. belonging to the group of lower middle class people
—petty bourgeois noun [countable]
ˌpetty ˈbourgeois
(also petit bourgeois) / $ ˌ...ˈ./ adjective1. paying too much attention to things such as social position, money, and possessions – used to show disapproval
2. belonging to the group of lower middle class people
—petty bourgeois noun [countable]