trifle away / ˈtraɪ fəl /

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trifle away3 个定义

n. 名词 noun
  1. an article or thing of very little value.
  2. a matter, affair, or circumstance of trivial importance or significance.
  3. a small, inconsiderable, or trifling sum of money.
v. 无主动词 verb

tri·fled, tri·fling.

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

tri·fled, tri·fling.

  1. to pass or spend idly or frivolously.

trifle away 近义词

trifle away

等同于 waste

trifle away

等同于 fritter away

trifle away

等同于 dissipate

更多trifle away例句

  1. 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.
  2. If you read the obituaries of Richard Nixon, you would have thought Watergate a mere trifle.
  3. He also has hit clutch shots down the stretch (never mind that little trifle I wrote about pressure).
  4. This list will also likely include petit fours, mini éclairs, trifle, and chocolate and lemon mousse.
  5. It should be soft and light enough to spread easily over the top of the trifle in a not-too-thick layer.
  6. His nose was hooked and rather large, his eyes were blue, bright as steel, and set a trifle wide.
  7. The tiny frown reappeared between her eyes, lingered a trifle longer than before, and vanished.
  8. The lady in black, creeping behind them, looked a trifle paler and more jaded than usual.
  9. Everywhere cattle were being sold for a trifle, as there was no grass upon which they could feed.
  10. Edna was a trifle embarrassed at being thus signaled out for the imperious little woman's favor.