trifle

• n.
  • sponge cake spread with jam and soaked in wine; served with a custard sauce
  • a detail that is considered insignificant

    同义词：technicalitytriviality

  • something of small importance

    同义词：trivialitytriviasmall beer

• v.
  • waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently

    同义词：piddlewantonwanton awaypiddle away

  • act frivolously

    同义词：frivol

  • consider not very seriously

    同义词：dallyplay

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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。

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。

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。

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。

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。

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。

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。

• trifle energy浪费精力
• trifle money浪费金钱
• trifle time浪费时间

• trifle illogically不合理地浪费
• trifle leeringly不怀好意地轻视
• trifle ludicrously〔ridiculously〕荒唐可笑地轻视
• trifle away浪费

• trifle through one's youth虚度青春年华
• trifle with轻率地或嘲笑地对待,不严肃地看待; 轻视; 玩弄; 心不在焉地做或摆弄

She appeared a trifle nervous.

她似乎有点儿紧张。

The seasoned photographer found the two locations' charm to be a mere trifle, leaving him rather unimpressed.

这位经验丰富的摄影师觉得这两个地方的魅力微不足道，令他相当失望。

"Excellent," Diane answered, her voice laced with a trifle of theatrical excitement.

“太棒了，”黛安娜回答道，声音里带着一丝戏剧性的兴奋。

His limited finances prevented him from wasting resources on trifles.

他有限的资金使他无法将资源浪费在琐事上。

Consider this a mere trifle—it's the least I can do, and hardly worth mentioning.

把这看作小事一桩——这是我起码能做的，根本不值一提。

She looked a trifle confused.

她看起来有点儿困惑。

$500 is just a trifle to him.

500元对他来说不过是小事一桩。

He is not a man to be trifled with.

他这个人可怠慢不得。

Kemp's face grew a trifle hard.

开普的脸上露出不以为然的神气.

I don't want to make a fuss over such a trifle.

我不想为这种小事大惊小怪.

Given the rivals'history of war and slaughter, that is no trifle.

鉴于双方的往日的战争和屠杀, 这已经不算是个小的进步了.

It's senseless to get angry over such a trifle.

不值得为这点小事惹气.

The wine has made him a trifle tipsy.

这酒喝得他有点醉意了.

This skirt is a trifle short.

这件裙子有点短.

This bag is a trifle too heavy.

这袋稍重了一点.

It's dangerous to trifle with such a fierce animal.

逗弄如此凶残的动物是很危险的.

It'seemed to be my fault that I was too stingy to lend my trifle name.

似乎是我的错误,我太吝啬,一个小小的名字都不愿借给别人用一用.

He was a trifle more pleased with himself.

他稍微有些得意忘形.

It is a mere trifle.

那只是无关紧要的琐事而已.

I'll have just a trifle of the dessert.

我只要吃少量的甜点心.

Don't angry with such trifle!

不要为小事生气!

This trifle developed itself into a serious problem.

这件小事已发展成一个很严重的问题.

Don't trifle away your time, your money.

不要虚度光阴 、 浪费金钱.

I have only a trifle of wine left.

我只剩下一点点酒了.

This chair is a trifle rocky.

这把椅子有点摇晃.

Maintaining our health is very important. No trifle with one's health.

保持健康非常重要. 人们不诮忽视自己的健康.