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trifle away

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

玩忽职守,玩世不恭,玩物丧志

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
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    • : 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
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    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
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    tri·fled, tri·fling.

    • : to pass or spend idly or frivolously.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as inwaste
Synonyms
blow打击,吹,打吹,吹吹consume消耗,消费,消耗掉,消耗的deplete耗尽,消耗,消耗掉,穷尽dissipate涣散,消散,放浪形骸,放浪divert转移,转移注意力,转移方向,疏导drain排水,排出,排水系统,排水渠exhaust废气,排气,排气管,排风lavish挥霍无度,奢华的,挥霍无度的,挥霍浪费的lose失去,损失,丧失,失去了misuse误用,滥用,错用,使用不当squander挥霍,挥霍浪费,挥霍无度,挥霍掉undermine损害,破坏,颠覆,削弱atrophy萎缩,萎萎缩,萎缩不全,萎缩的corrode锈蚀,腐蚀,侵蚀,腐蚀性crumble碎裂,弄碎,崩坏,崩解debilitate衰弱,削弱,衰弱的,弱化decay腐烂,衰变,衰落,衰减decline衰退,减少,衰落,下降decrease减少,降低,下降,下跌disable禁用,停用,丧失功能,停用功能disappear消失,失踪,消失了,消失的droop垂头丧气,耷拉着脑袋,垂头丧气的,下垂ebb退潮,减压,退潮期,减震emaciate憔悴,奄奄一息,癯瘦,憔悴不堪empty空,空的,空空如也,空荡荡的enfeeble衰弱,衰弱的,削弱,减弱fade褪色,衰落,渐渐地,褪色的gnaw啃咬,啃噬,啃食,啃misapply错用,误用,错用了,滥用perish消灭,殒命,毁灭,殒落sap汁液,汁水,肥皂水,肥皂sink水槽,沉降,沉没,沉沦splurge挥霍,挥霍浪费,挥霍无度,花钱thin薄,单薄,薄薄的,细wane衰败,衰落,衰微,衰弱wear穿着,磨损,穿戴,磨损程度wilt枯萎,萎缩,凋谢,发蔫wither凋零,凋谢,枯萎,萎缩be of no avail无济于事,无补于事,于事无补,没有用burn up烧毁,烧掉,烧毁了,燃烧起来eat away吃掉,吃掉了,吃了,吃光fritter away挥霍浪费,浪费掉,浪费掉的,挥霍无度frivol away无聊了,轻浮的离开,轻狂,无聊的人gamble away赌钱,赌球,赌一把,赌博go to waste浪费,荒废,废弃,浪费掉misemploy误用,错用,误招,失业pour down the drain倾泻而下,倾泻而下的,倾盆而下run dry流干,流干了,流干水分,流失run through贯穿,穿过,贯穿始终,贯穿了throw away扔掉,扔掉了,丢弃,扔掉的wear out磨损,消磨掉,损耗,消磨

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.