trifle

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

noun

1. 稍微；一点儿
   slightly
   1. She seemed a trifle anxious.
      她似乎有点儿焦急。
2. 小事；琐事；不值钱的东西
   something that is not valuable or important
   1. $1 000 is a mere trifle to her.
      1 000元对她来说不过是区区小数。
3. 葡萄酒蛋糕，屈莱弗（在蛋糕和水果上浇葡萄酒或果冻，上覆蛋奶冻等）
   a cold dessert (= a sweet dish) made from cake and fruit with wine and/or jelly poured over it, covered with custard and cream

verb

verb

名词复数形式:trifles 过去分词:trifled 现在分词:trifling 过去式:trifled 第三人称单数:trifles

1. It can be a dangerous course of action which might be sound in theory but — ahem — perhaps a trifle risky in practice
   这可能是一次危险的行动，在理论上听着无缝可击，但——呃哼——真做起来却可能有点冒险。
2. 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。
3. '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。
4. 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。
5. He had no money to spare on trifles
   他没有闲钱买些小玩意儿。
6. 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。
7. Don't trifle away your time.
   不要虚度光阴。
8. Don't lose your temper over such a trifle.
   不要为这点小事发脾气。
9. It's senseless to get angry over such a trifle.
   不值得为这点小事惹气。
10. This bag is a trifle too heavy.
    这袋稍重了一点。
11. Don't kick up a row about such trifle.
    不要为小事去胡闹。
12. The colour is a trifle too dark.
    这颜色些微深了一点儿。
13. Why quarrel with him over such a trifle?
    何苦为这点儿鸡毛蒜皮的事跟他吵呢？
14. He likes to trifle with his female colleagues.
    他老想占女同事便宜。
15. Grange answered a trifle harshly.
    格兰奇的回答有点刺耳。
16. It wasn't worthwhile to spend so much time on such a trifle.
    在这件小事上花那么多时间，真冤枉。
17. It is useless to argue on a trifle.
    为琐事争论毫无用处。
18. The incident originated in a trifle.
    事件起因于一桩小事。
19. He can't even handle a trifle like this.
    他连这点儿小事都玩儿不转，真够呛！
20. Don't get angry over such a trifle.
    别为了一点儿小事怄气。
21. For every little trifle they blame you, my child.
    他们总要为了每一件小事去责备你，我的孩子。
22. "Of course I should hate it& so would you," she rejoined, a trifle irritably.
    “我当然会讨厌了&你也会的，”她有点生气地回答说。
23. Of course, I also have some other trifle to do in passing.
    当然，我还顺便处理了一些其他琐事。
24. I was a trifle late.
    我晚了一点。
25. I have only a trifle of wine left.
    我只剩下一点点酒了。
26. Maybe I'm growing a trifle old besides.
    此外，说不定我年纪也大了些了。
27. When the child returnsto us, I have then felt trifle lonely.
    每当孩子返回美国时，我便感到了些许的孤独。
28. It's a mere trifle.
    这只是一件小事。
29. All right, you win. I don't want to waste my time on such a trifle.
    好，你赢了。我不想在这种琐事上浪费时间。
30. That is but a trifle, when a woman knows the world.
    只要一个女人看透了这个世界，这原本是小事一桩。