trifling是什么意思？

trifling

英[ˈtraɪflɪŋ] 美[ˈtraɪflɪŋ]

• adj. 微不足道的，轻浮的，无聊的，懒散的；
• v. 轻视，小看( trifle的现在分词 )；

例句

• It's wrong of you to take the child to task for such trifling offenses. 因这类小毛病责备那孩子是你的不对。
• It is a pity that such an ability as him should be employed about such trifling matters. 真可惜,像他这样有才能的人竟然被用来干这类琐事。
• Fortunately,the stormy waves caused trifling damage to the boat. 幸好,风浪使船只受到的损坏较轻。
• a trifling amount 微不足道的数额
• Are you sure that you want to proceed against your neighbour over such a trifling matter? 你是不是肯定就为这么点小事而起诉你的邻居?
• The child sat trifling with the burnt bread upon his plate. 孩子坐着翻弄盘中烤焦的面包。
• The guests had each paid £250, no trifling sum… 客人每位付了250英镑，可不是一笔小数目。
• Fortunately, the stormy waves caused trifling damage to the boat. 幸好, 风浪使船只受到的损坏较轻.
• Outside California these difficulties may seem fairly trifling. 在别处，加利福尼亚的这些困难可能看起来相当微不足道。
• They stigmatize these propositions as " trifling " or " merely verbal ". 他们把这些命题贬称为 “ 琐碎 ” 或 “ 只是咬文嚼字罢了 ”.

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• ADJ-GRADED
  不重要的;微不足道的
  A trifling matter is small and unimportant.
  例句
  The guests had each paid £250, no trifling sum… 客人每位付了250英镑，可不是一笔小数目。 Outside California these difficulties may seem fairly trifling. 在别处，加利福尼亚的这些困难可能看起来相当微不足道。

英汉词典释义

• adj.
  微不足道的,不重要的
  a trifling amount 微不足道的数额 Fortunately,the stormy waves caused trifling damage to the boat. 幸好,风浪使船只受到的损坏较轻。 It is a pity that such an ability as him should be employed about such trifling matters. 真可惜,像他这样有才能的人竟然被用来干这类琐事。

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. the deliberate act of wasting time instead of working
• Adjective
  1. not worth considering;
  "he considered the prize too paltry for the lives it must cost""piffling efforts""a trifling matter"