trifle

英 [ˈtraɪfl]

美 [ˈtraɪfl]

n.  稍微; 一点儿; 小事; 琐事; 不值钱的东西; 葡萄酒蛋糕，屈莱弗(在蛋糕和水果上浇葡萄酒或果冻，上覆蛋奶冻等)
vt.  轻视; 藐视; 嘲弄; 随意摆弄; 玩弄浪费（时间或金钱）; 虚度

复数：trifles　过去分词：trifled　现在分词：trifling　过去式：trifled　第三人称单数：trifles　

CET4CET6考研IELTSGRETEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.11802 / COCA.16426

短语动词

短语用例

trifle with sb/sth

• 怠慢；小看
  to treat sb/sth without genuine respect
  1. She seemed a trifle anxious.
     她似乎有点儿焦急。

牛津词典

noun

• 稍微；一点儿
  slightly
  1. She seemed a trifle anxious.
     她似乎有点儿焦急。
• 小事；琐事；不值钱的东西
  something that is not valuable or important
  1. $1 000 is a mere trifle to her.
     1 000元对她来说不过是区区小数。
• 葡萄酒蛋糕，屈莱弗（在蛋糕和水果上浇葡萄酒或果冻，上覆蛋奶冻等）
  a cold dessert (= a sweet dish) made from cake and fruit with wine and/or jelly poured over it, covered with custard and cream

verb

verb

柯林斯词典

• PHRASE (尤用于缓和程度)有一点，稍微
  You can usea trifleto mean slightly or to a small extent, especially in order make something you say seem less extreme.
  1. 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。
  2. '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。
  3. 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。
• N-COUNT 小事;琐事;无价值的东西
  Atrifleis something that is considered to have little importance, value, or significance.
  1. He had no money to spare on trifles...
     他没有闲钱买些小玩意儿。
  2. 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。
• 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）
  Trifleis a cold dessert made of layers of sponge cake, jelly, fruit, and custard, and usually covered with cream.

英英释义

noun

• something of small importance
  Synonym:trivialitytriviasmall beer
• a detail that is considered insignificant
  Synonym:technicalitytriviality
• a cold pudding made of layers of sponge cake spread with fruit or jelly

verb

• consider not very seriously
  1. He is trifling with her
  2. She plays with the thought of moving to Tasmania
  Synonym:dallyplay
• act frivolously
  Synonym:frivol
• waste time
  Synonym:piddlewantonwanton awaypiddle away

双语例句

• All right, you win. I don't want to waste my time on such a trifle.
  好，你赢了。我不想在这种琐事上浪费时间。
• It can be a dangerous course of action which might be sound in theory but — ahem — perhaps a trifle risky in practice
  这可能是一次危险的行动，在理论上听着无缝可击，但——呃哼——真做起来却可能有点冒险。
• The incident originated in a trifle.
  事件起因于一桩小事。
• 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。
• "Of course I should hate it& so would you," she rejoined, a trifle irritably.
  “我当然会讨厌了&你也会的，”她有点生气地回答说。
• It's senseless to get angry over such a trifle.
  不值得为这点小事惹气。
• I was a trifle late.
  我晚了一点。
• 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。
• It wasn't worthwhile to spend so much time on such a trifle.
  在这件小事上花那么多时间，真冤枉。
• Grange answered a trifle harshly.
  格兰奇的回答有点刺耳。