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frivoling

/friv-uhl/US // ˈfrɪv əl //UK // (ˈfrɪvəl) //

轻浮,轻佻,轻浮的,轻狂

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Definitions

v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1

    friv·oled, friv·ol·ing or friv·olled, friv·ol·ling.

    • : to behave frivolously; trifle.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    friv·oled, friv·ol·ing or friv·olled, friv·ol·ling.

    • : to spend frivolously: to frivol away one's time.

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Examples

  • Then you wouldn't let me practice; you told me to frivol, I remember.

  • That's Mademoiselle Frivol, and she's appearin' in a new character.

  • So frivolous time wore on, and Barty found it pleasant to frivol in such pleasant company—very pleasant indeed!

  • They frivol en masse, and to do it they naturally choose the sea-beach as a habitat.

  • Of course, I like sensible conversation; one feels humiliated if a man does nothing but frivol, but there is a happy medium.