trifle是什么意思？

trifle

英[ˈtraɪfl] 美[ˈtraɪfəl]

• n. 琐事，少量，蛋糕；
• vi. 轻视，藐视，嘲弄，随意摆弄，玩弄；
• vt. 浪费（时间或金钱），虚度；

复数：trifles;

第三人称单数：trifles;

过去式：trifled;

过去分词：trifled;

现在分词：trifling;

例句

• I'll have just a trifle of the dessert. 我只要吃少量的甜点心。
• This chair is a trifle rocky. 这把椅子有点摇晃。
• This trifle developed itself into a serious problem. 这件小事已发展成一个很严重的问题。
• This is a trifle compared with the important exclusions. 比之其它重要的排除,这只是一件小事.
• I didn't think to vex you by such a trifle. 我根本没想用这种小事折磨你.
• 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。
• 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。
• But presently it began to flag a trifle , and grow disjointed. 但不久他们就开始泄气了,讲出的话前言不搭后语.
• 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。
• "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。

同义词

• n.
  trifle的同义词之：碎的东西;小玩意儿
  bit, amount, small, little,
• trifle的同义词之：其他释义
  crumb, fiddle, trinket, monkey, charm, straw, novelty, laze, play,

词组

• a trifle
  Very little; somewhat 有点儿，稍微

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• PHRASE
  (尤用于缓和程度)有一点，稍微
  You can use a trifle to mean slightly or to a small extent, especially in order make something you say seem less extreme.
  例句
  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。 '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。
• N-COUNT
  小事;琐事;无价值的东西
  A trifle is something that is considered to have little importance, value, or significance.
  例句
  He had no money to spare on trifles... 他没有闲钱买些小玩意儿。 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。
• N-VAR
  屈莱弗甜食，乳脂蛋糕（由松糕、果冻、水果和蛋奶沙司层叠制成的冷甜点，通常覆有奶油）
  Trifle is a cold dessert made of layers of sponge cake, jelly, fruit, and custard, and usually covered with cream.

英汉词典释义

• n.
  无价值的东西; 琐事
  It's silly to quarrel over trifles. 为小事争吵是愚蠢的。 I don't know why you waste your time on such trifles. 我不明白你为什么在这种琐事上浪费时间。
  少量, 少许, 一点点
  I'll have just a trifle of the dessert. 我只要吃少量的甜点心。
• vt.
  轻视, 小看
  The text is not to be trifled with. 原文不应被轻视。

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. jam-spread sponge cake soaked in wine served with custard sauce
  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"