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Trifle 英[ˈtraɪfl 美[ˈtraɪfəl N.琐事;少量;蛋糕;Vi.轻视,藐视;嘲弄;随意摆弄,玩弄;Vt.浪费(时间或金钱);虚度 Phrase 尤用于缓和程度)有一点,稍微 Slightly Small

单词 trifle
音标
英[ˈtraɪfl] 美[ˈtraɪfəl]
解释
n.琐事;少量;蛋糕;vi.轻视,藐视;嘲弄;随意摆弄,玩弄;vt.浪费(时间或金钱);虚度;
例句

PHRASE
(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.
例: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。
例:'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。

N-COUNT
小事;琐事;无价值的东西
A trifle is something that is considered to have little importance, value, or significance.
例:He had no money to spare on trifles...他没有闲钱买些小玩意儿。
例: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。

N-VAR
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.
变形
third:trifles~done:trifled~pl:trifles~ing:trifling~past:trifled~

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