trifle

英['traɪfl] 美['traɪfl]
  • n. 琐事；少量
  • v. 浪费；玩弄
trifler trifled trifled trifling trifles
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星级词汇:
  • triable adj.可试的；可试验的；可裁判的

详细释义

    n. (名词)
    1. 琐事，小事
    2. 少量，少许，一点儿，些许
    3. 少量的钱，零钱
    4. 琐碎的东西
    5. 小玩意儿，小装饰品
    6. 一定程度
    7. <英>乳脂松糕，酒浸果酱松糕
    8. 相量程度
    9. 稍微
    10. 不值钱的东西，无价值的东西
    v. (动词)
    1. 戏弄，玩弄
    2. 翻弄，摆弄
    3. 浪费时间，虚度，虚耗，蹉跎（岁月）
    4. 小看，轻视，怠慢，嘲笑，嘲弄，愚弄
    5. 闲混，闲荡
    6. 浪费，白费
    7. 玩忽，疏忽，掉以轻心
    8. 说着玩儿，闹着玩儿地讲
    9. 愚弄做无聊事
    10. 讲无聊话
    11. 玩耍
    12. 儿戏，开玩笑， 闹着玩儿
    v. (动词)
    1. vi. 轻视; 玩弄 treat without the necessary seriousness or respect
    2. vt. & vi. 浪费; 虚度 dally; idle

英英释义

Noun:
  1. a cold pudding made of layers of sponge cake spread with fruit or jelly; may be decorated with nuts, cream, or chocolate

  2. a detail that is considered insignificant

  3. something of small importance

Verb:
  1. waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently

  2. act frivolously

  3. consider not very seriously;

    "He is trifling with her"
    "She plays with the thought of moving to Tasmania"

双语例句

1. His uniform made him look a trifle out of place.
他的制服让他看起来有些格格不入。

来自柯林斯例句

2. The Prime Minister smiled again, this time a trifle frostily.
首相又笑了笑，这回有点儿冷冰冰的。

来自柯林斯例句

3. "There we go," said Diane, a trifle too cheerily.
“这就对了，”黛安娜说道，语气有点儿过于兴高采烈。

来自柯林斯例句

4. Believe me, it's the least I can do, a mere trifle.
相信我，这是我最起码能做的了，只是小事一桩。

来自柯林斯例句

5. As a photographer, he'd found both locations just a trifle disappointing.
作为摄影师，他感到两处景点都有点儿不尽如人意。

来自柯林斯例句

    用作名词 (n.)
    1. I do not want to make a fuss over such a trifle.
      我不想为这种小事大惊小怪。
    2. They had an altercation about a trifle.
      他们为一点小事争吵起来。
    3. He told her not to pester him with trifles.
      他告诉她别拿些琐事来烦他。
    4. I have only a trifle of wine left.
      我只剩下一点点酒了。
    5. I'll have just a trifle of the dessert.
      我只要吃少量的甜点心。
    用作动词 (v.)
    1. Don't trifle away your time on curio hunting.
      别把时间都浪费在搜集古玩上面。
    2. Don't trifle with serious matter.
      对大事不可儿戏。
    3. Never trifle with other's affections.
      不要玩弄别人的感情。
    4. It's dangerous to trifle with such a fierce animal.
      逗弄如此凶残的动物是很危险的。
    用作动词 (v.)
    用作不及物动词 S+～(+A)
    1. Tom trifled too long at the fair.
      汤姆在集市上逛得太久了。
    2. She trifled through her youth.
      她虚度了青春年华。

用法讲解

v. (动词)
  1. trifle的基本意思是“轻视,玩弄”,指某人不严肃地、不诚恳地、不专心地、漫无目的地对待某人或某事,也指恋爱上水性杨花。用作不及物动词,后常接with。
  2. trifle还可作“浪费,虚度”解,一般指在某件事上浪费时间、金钱、精力等,可用作不及物动词,也可用作及物动词。用作及物动词时,接名词或代词作宾语。
用作动词 (v.)
trifle away (v.+adv.)
    浪费 waste (usually time or money) foolishly
    trifle sth ⇔ away

    They had trifled away the whole morning.

    他们浪费了整个上午。

    He trifled away all his money.

    他把钱挥霍一空。

    Don't trifle away your time on such useless things.

    不要把你的时间浪费在这种无益的事情上。

    He trifled away his time and money on cinemas and dancing.

    他把时间和金钱浪费在看电影和跳舞上。

trifle with (v.+prep.)
    心不在焉地做或摆弄 occupy oneself carelessly with; toy with
用作动词 (v.)
～+名词 ～+副词 ～+介词

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trig trier trifles trifler trifle away trifle with trifle ring trifle with sb trifle with sth trifle with the law trifleness initiation Trifle away one's time
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