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trifle

/trahy-fuhl/US // ˈtraɪ fəl //UK // (ˈtraɪfəl) //

小事一桩,琐事,小事,区区小事

Related Words

toy玩具,玩具类triviality小事一桩,微不足道,小事,微不足道的小事novelty新颖性,新颖,新颖的,新奇trinket饰物,小玩意,小饰品,饰品gewgaw格瓦加(Gewgaw)nothing没有什么,没什么,什么都没有,什么也没有knickknack小玩意,小饰品,小玩意儿,小玩意儿curio古玩,古董,古物,古玩店bauble小饰品,小玩意,饰品,小玩意儿bagatelle百加得,百加莱,百乐门,袋子plaything玩物,玩具,玩艺儿,玩意whatnot什么东西,什么事,什么也不说,什么speck斑点,点子,点点,点dash冲刺,冲冲冲,破折号,冲刺一下touch触摸,接触,碰,联系suggestion建议,提议,暗示,建言little少许,少,少量,少少squat蹲下,下蹲,蹲踞,蹲着hint暗示,提示,暗示着suspicion怀疑,猜疑,嫌疑人,嫌疑犯

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : an article or thing of very little value.
    • : a matter, affair, or circumstance of trivial importance or significance.
    • : a small, inconsiderable, or trifling sum of money.
    • : a small quantity or amount of anything; a little: She's still a trifle angry.
    • : a literary, musical, or artistic work of a light or trivial character having no great or lasting merit; bagatelle.
    • : a kind of pewter of medium hardness.
    • : trifles, articles made of this.
    • : English Cooking. a dessert usually consisting of custard and cake soaked in wine or liqueur, and jam, fruit, or the like.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1

    tri·fled, tri·fling.

    • : to deal lightly or without due seriousness or respect: Don't trifle with me!
    • : to play or toy by handling or fingering: He sat trifling with a pen.
    • : to act or talk in an idle or frivolous way.
    • : to pass time idly or frivolously; waste time; idle.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    tri·fled, tri·fling.

    • : to pass or spend idly or frivolously.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nounnovelty item
Forms: trifled, trifling
Synonyms
bagatelle百加得,百加莱,百乐门,袋子bauble小饰品,小玩意,饰品,小玩意儿curio古玩,古董,古物,古玩店gewgaw格瓦加(Gewgaw)knickknack小玩意,小饰品,小玩意儿,小玩意儿nothing没有什么,没什么,什么都没有,什么也没有novelty新颖性,新颖,新颖的,新奇plaything玩物,玩具,玩艺儿,玩意toy玩具,玩具类trinket饰物,小玩意,小饰品,饰品triviality小事一桩,微不足道,小事,微不足道的小事whatnot什么东西,什么事,什么也不说,什么bibelot书籍,书目,书信,书籍目录objet d'art艺术品,艺术作品,藝術品
nounvery small amout
Forms: trifled, trifling
Synonyms
bit位,位数,比特,位元dash冲刺,冲冲冲,破折号,冲刺一下diddly龌龊,龌龊的,龌龊地,愚蠢的drop下降,跌落,掉落,滴eyelash睫毛,睫毛膏,眼睫毛,睫毛膏的作用fraction分数,分词,分,分额hint暗示,提示,暗示着jot记号,记下,记号笔,记下了little少许,少,少量,少少particle粒子,颗粒,微粒,颗粒物piece一块,一片,一件,块pinch钳制,掐死,掐断,钳子shade阴影,遮遮掩掩,阴凉处,遮蔽smack猛击,猛烈抨击,咂嘴,咂摸speck斑点,点子,点点,点spice香料,香味,香精,香料的作用spot斑点,地点,斑斑点点,斑squat蹲下,下蹲,蹲踞,蹲着suggestion建议,提议,暗示,建言suspicion怀疑,猜疑,嫌疑人,嫌疑犯touch触摸,接触,碰,联系trace痕迹,追踪,跟踪,踪迹fly speck苍蝇斑点,苍蝇斑纹,蝇斑,飞沫no big deal没什么大不了的,没什么大不了的事,没什么大不了的事情picayune野餐,皮卡伊恩,皮亚杰,皮卡丘soupçon
verbtoy with; mess around
Forms: trifled, trifling
Synonyms
coquet宴会,宴会厅,小酒馆,宴会上dabble摸索,掺杂,涉足,掺假dally调戏,调皮捣蛋,调剂,调侃dawdle磨磨蹭蹭,磨蹭,磨磨蹭蹭的,磨蹭了dilly-dally磨磨蹭蹭,磨磨蹭蹭的,磨磨蹭蹭地,磨磨蹭蹭地走doodle涂鸦,涂抹,乱涂乱画,乱涂乱抹fidget烦躁不安,烦躁,盘弄,烦扰flirt调戏,调情,骚动,逗趣fool傻瓜,傻子,笨蛋,愚弄fritter油炸物,油炸食品,油炸食物,油炸品idle闲置,闲置的,空闲,闲散的loiter闲逛,徘徊,游荡,徜徉lollygag欢乐谷,欢乐颂,欢乐时光,欢乐的笑声lounge休息室,休息区,休息室里,休息厅misuse误用,滥用,错用,使用不当monkey猴子,猢狲,猴年马月,猢狲的palter悸动,掌声,巴特,悸动者philander费兰特,费伦德,费兰德尔,费兰德斯play播放,游戏,玩,玩耍potter陶工,陶器,陶匠,陶艺家putter推杆,推推杆,推杆式飞机squander挥霍,挥霍浪费,挥霍无度,挥霍掉toy玩具,玩具类twiddle捻转,捻动,捻线,捻捻wanton恣意妄为,放荡不羁,肆意妄为,放荡waste浪费,废物,废弃物,废弃amuse oneself逗乐,戏耍,嬉戏,逗趣儿be insincere言不由衷,没有诚意,没诚意,言而无信fool around瞎胡闹,瞎闹,鬼混,瞎混fool with愚弄,傻子,骗人,愚弄人fribble摇摆不定,摇摆不定的,摇摆不定的人,摇摆舞futz around瞎折腾,瞎忙活,瞎搞,胡闹horse around绕马,绕马而行,围着马转,围着马跑来跑去indulge in沉溺于,沉溺于此,沉迷于,沉迷于此lead on引导,牵头,引导到,带领mess with乱搞,瞎搞,捣乱,乱七八糟的monkey with猴子与,猴子,猴子的play games with玩游戏,做游戏,玩儿游戏,玩游戏的play with戏耍,玩,戏弄,玩弄string along沿线,沿着绳子,沿着绳子走,沿弦use up用尽,用完,穷尽,用完了waste time浪费时间,耽误时间,耽搁时间,废话wink at挤眉弄眼,挤挤眼,挤兑,挤眉弄眼的

Examples

  • I know how to make her cassata cake and trifle, but the artichokes seemed so simple I never really dug in deep on this one.

  • If you read the obituaries of Richard Nixon, you would have thought Watergate a mere trifle.

  • He also has hit clutch shots down the stretch (never mind that little trifle I wrote about pressure).

  • This list will also likely include petit fours, mini éclairs, trifle, and chocolate and lemon mousse.

  • It should be soft and light enough to spread easily over the top of the trifle in a not-too-thick layer.

  • His nose was hooked and rather large, his eyes were blue, bright as steel, and set a trifle wide.

  • The tiny frown reappeared between her eyes, lingered a trifle longer than before, and vanished.

  • The lady in black, creeping behind them, looked a trifle paler and more jaded than usual.

  • Everywhere cattle were being sold for a trifle, as there was no grass upon which they could feed.

  • Edna was a trifle embarrassed at being thus signaled out for the imperious little woman's favor.

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