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trifling

/trahy-fling/US // ˈtraɪ flɪŋ //UK // (ˈtraɪflɪŋ) //

琐碎的,琐碎,琐碎的事,琐事

Related Words

idling闲置,闲置的,怠工,空转petty小气,小气的,小气鬼,琐碎dinky丁丁,小鬼,丁克,丁丁车slight纤细的,纤细,纤弱的,纤微shallow浅滩,浅谈,浅水,浅显的niggling棘手的问题,微不足道的,琐碎的,微不足道hollow中空,空心的,空心,空洞的piddling琐碎的,琐碎,琐事,琐碎的事情silly愚蠢的,傻乎乎的,傻傻的,愚蠢small小,小型,小的,小型的minuscule微不足道,微不足道的,微乎其微,渺小的empty空,空的,空空如也,空荡荡的loitering徘徊不前,游荡,闲逛,徘徊banal平庸的,平庸,平淡无奇,俗气frivolous无聊的,无聊,轻薄,轻浮inane无稽之谈,无聊,无意义的,毫无意义的inconsequential不重要的,无关紧要的,无关紧要,不重要insipid寡淡无味,索然无味,淡淡的,寡淡jejune牛仔,弱智,年轻人,弱智的人measly可怕的,卑微的,卑鄙的,小小的

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : of very little importance; trivial; insignificant: a trifling matter.
    • : of small value, cost, or amount: a trifling sum.
    • : frivolous; shallow; light: trifling conversation.
    • : mean; worthless.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : idle or frivolous conduct, talk, etc.
    • : foolish delay or waste of time.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.insignificant, worthless
Synonyms
dinky丁丁,小鬼,丁克,丁丁车empty空,空的,空空如也,空荡荡的hollow中空,空心的,空心,空洞的idle闲置,闲置的,空闲,闲散的idling闲置,闲置的,怠工,空转loitering徘徊不前,游荡,闲逛,徘徊minuscule微不足道,微不足道的,微乎其微,渺小的niggling棘手的问题,微不足道的,琐碎的,微不足道petty小气,小气的,小气鬼,琐碎piddling琐碎的,琐碎,琐事,琐碎的事情shallow浅滩,浅谈,浅水,浅显的silly愚蠢的,傻乎乎的,傻傻的,愚蠢slight纤细的,纤细,纤弱的,纤微small小,小型,小的,小型的banal平庸的,平庸,平淡无奇,俗气forget it算了吧,算了,忘了吧,忘了它吧frivolous无聊的,无聊,轻薄,轻浮inane无稽之谈,无聊,无意义的,毫无意义的inconsequential不重要的,无关紧要的,无关紧要,不重要inconsiderable微不足道,不足道,不足为奇,不足道的insipid寡淡无味,索然无味,淡淡的,寡淡jejune牛仔,弱智,年轻人,弱智的人measly可怕的,卑微的,卑鄙的,小小的negligible可忽略不计,可以忽略不计,微不足道,可忽略不计的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no big thing没什么大不了的,没什么大不了的事,没什么大不了的事情,小事一桩nugatory无用的,无效的,虚无缥缈的,虚无缥缈paltry微不足道,微不足道的,渺小,渺小的picayune野餐,皮卡伊恩,皮亚杰,皮卡丘puny弱小的,弱小,矮小的,弱不禁风tiny微小的,微小,渺小,渺小的trivial琐碎,琐碎的,琐事,小事一桩unimportant不重要,不重要的,不要紧,不关痛痒vain虚荣,虚荣心,徒劳,徒劳的valueless无价值,无价值的,无价,毫无价值vapid虚无缥缈,无趣,虚浮,虚浮的

Examples

  • Others are afraid to lose staff, not a trifling concern considering that frontline workers in the retail and service industries had been leaving jobs at record rates this spring—and lower-income Americans are also most likely to be vaccine-hesitant.

  • Revamping thousands of miles of highway with high-tech charging equipment is obviously no trifling matter, though, and so far progress has been slow.

  • What's the point of tacking on some trifling symbolic punishment to their deep anguish?

  • The Flagstaff fire, though a trifling 300 acres, threatened Boulder and activated a top-level fire team.

  • Around the globe, people are barely coping, politicians are ignoring them, and the media are trifling with them.

  • I follow F. mainly, and note all but very trifling variations from it.

  • Then, in heaven's name, do not put such a noble creature as Doa Inez on a level with a mere little trifling coquette.

  • But all these inconveniences are comparatively trifling; the greatest amount of annoyance begins towards the end of the voyage.

  • The Violin is an instrument which, though small and of trifling original cost, has yet commanded most extraordinary prices.

  • He was occupied with one trifling account for half the day, and did not finish it at last.

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