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trifle n.琐事；少量v.浪费；玩弄 (1) 我不想为这种小事大惊小怪。(2) 他们为一点小事争吵起来。(3) 他告诉她别拿些琐事来烦他。(4) 我只剩下一点点酒了。(5) 我只要吃少量的甜点心。(6) 别把时间都浪费在搜集古玩上面。(7) 对大事不可儿戏。(8) 不要玩弄别人的感情。(9) 逗弄如此凶残的动物是很危险的。 Trifle comes from the Middle English trufle, meaning "fraud, joke, trick." You'll usually hear it used to mean "insignificant, trivial." If you write a little ditty to sing at a birthday party, you could say it's just a trifle. As a verb, trifle means "toy with, waste." If you play with someone's feelings without seriously meaning anything, you are trifling with his affection. Trifle is also a sweet, sticky cake. Don't trifle the day away dreaming about trifle. Make some!

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英 ['traɪfl] 美 ['traɪfl] (1) I do not want to make a fuss over such a trifle.(2) They had an altercation about a trifle.(3) He told her not to pester him with trifles.(4) I have only a trifle of wine left.(5) I'll have just a trifle of the dessert.(6) Don't trifle away your time on curio hunting.(7) Don't trifle with serious matter.(8) Never trifle with other's affections.(9) It's dangerous to trifle with such a fierce animal. A trifle is something that's totally unimportant. If your friend is freaking out over which shoes to buy and you call her dilemma a trifle, you're saying she shouldn't get so worked up over nothing. 1[PHRASE 短语](尤用于缓和程度)有一点，稍微 You can use a trifle to mean slightly or to a small extent, especially in order make something you say seem less extreme.   [PHR adj/adv/prep]  [vagueness]As a photographer, he'd found both locations just a trifle disappointing...作为摄影师，他感到两处景点都有点儿不尽如人意。'There we go,' said Diane, a trifle too cheerily…“这就对了，”黛安娜说道，语气有点儿过于兴高采烈。His uniform made him look a trifle out of place.他的制服让他看起来有些格格不入。2[N-COUNT 可数名词]小事；琐事；无价值的东西 A trifle is something that is considered to have little importance, value, or significance. He had no money to spare on trifles...他没有闲钱买些小玩意儿。Believe me, it's the least I can do, a mere trifle.相信我，这是我最起码能做的了，只是小事一桩。3[N-VAR 可变名词]屈莱弗甜食，乳脂蛋糕（由松糕、果冻、水果和蛋奶沙司层叠制成的冷甜点，通常覆有奶油） Trifle is a cold dessert made of layers of sponge cake, jelly, fruit, and custard, and usually covered with cream. 相关词组：trifle with

英语单词	trifle
英美音标	英 ['traɪfl] 美 ['traɪfl]
中文释义	n.琐事；少量 v.浪费；玩弄
英语例句	(1) I do not want to make a fuss over such a trifle. (2) They had an altercation about a trifle. (3) He told her not to pester him with trifles. (4) I have only a trifle of wine left. (5) I'll have just a trifle of the dessert. (6) Don't trifle away your time on curio hunting. (7) Don't trifle with serious matter. (8) Never trifle with other's affections. (9) It's dangerous to trifle with such a fierce animal.
中文例句	(1) 我不想为这种小事大惊小怪。 (2) 他们为一点小事争吵起来。 (3) 他告诉她别拿些琐事来烦他。 (4) 我只剩下一点点酒了。 (5) 我只要吃少量的甜点心。 (6) 别把时间都浪费在搜集古玩上面。 (7) 对大事不可儿戏。 (8) 不要玩弄别人的感情。 (9) 逗弄如此凶残的动物是很危险的。
vocabulary简明	A trifle is something that's totally unimportant. If your friend is freaking out over which shoes to buy and you call her dilemma a trifle, you're saying she shouldn't get so worked up over nothing.
vocabulary扩展	Trifle comes from the Middle English trufle, meaning "fraud, joke, trick." You'll usually hear it used to mean "insignificant, trivial." If you write a little ditty to sing at a birthday party, you could say it's just a trifle. As a verb, trifle means "toy with, waste." If you play with someone's feelings without seriously meaning anything, you are trifling with his affection. Trifle is also a sweet, sticky cake. Don't trifle the day away dreaming about trifle. Make some!
柯林斯解释	1 [PHRASE 短语](尤用于缓和程度)有一点，稍微 You can use a trifle to mean slightly or to a small extent, especially in order make something you say seem less extreme. [PHR adj/adv/prep] [vagueness] As a photographer, he'd found both locations just a trifle disappointing... 作为摄影师，他感到两处景点都有点儿不尽如人意。 'There we go,' said Diane, a trifle too cheerily… “这就对了，”黛安娜说道，语气有点儿过于兴高采烈。 His uniform made him look a trifle out of place. 他的制服让他看起来有些格格不入。 2 [N-COUNT 可数名词]小事；琐事；无价值的东西 A trifle is something that is considered to have little importance, value, or significance. He had no money to spare on trifles... 他没有闲钱买些小玩意儿。 Believe me, it's the least I can do, a mere trifle. 相信我，这是我最起码能做的了，只是小事一桩。 3 [N-VAR 可变名词]屈莱弗甜食，乳脂蛋糕（由松糕、果冻、水果和蛋奶沙司层叠制成的冷甜点，通常覆有奶油） Trifle is a cold dessert made of layers of sponge cake, jelly, fruit, and custard, and usually covered with cream. 相关词组： trifle with

Trifle I Make Meaning Made 英 Traɪfl] 美 Traɪfl