trifling
trifling
英[ˈtraɪflɪŋ]美[ˈtraɪflɪŋ]
adj.微不足道的，轻浮的，无聊的，懒散的；
v.轻视，小看( trifle的现在分词 )；
例句
It's wrong of you to take the child to task for such trifling offenses.因这类小毛病责备那孩子是你的不对。
It is a pity that such an ability as him should be employed about such trifling matters.真可惜,像他这样有才能的人竟然被用来干这类琐事。
Fortunately,the stormy waves caused trifling damage to the boat.幸好,风浪使船只受到的损坏较轻。
a trifling amount微不足道的数额
Are you sure that you want to proceed against your neighbour over such a trifling matter?你是不是肯定就为这么点小事而起诉你的邻居?
The child sat trifling with the burnt bread upon his plate.孩子坐着翻弄盘中烤焦的面包。
The guests had each paid £250, no trifling sum…客人每位付了250英镑，可不是一笔小数目。
Fortunately, the stormy waves caused trifling damage to the boat.幸好, 风浪使船只受到的损坏较轻.
Outside California these difficulties may seem fairly trifling.在别处，加利福尼亚的这些困难可能看起来相当微不足道。
They stigmatize these propositions as " trifling " or " merely verbal ".他们把这些命题贬称为 “ 琐碎 ” 或 “ 只是咬文嚼字罢了 ”.
同义词
trifling的同义词之：
nullfussypaltrytrivialunimportant反义词
trifling的反义词之：
greatgrandimportant柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
ADJ-GRADED
不重要的;微不足道的
A trifling matter is small and unimportant.
例句
The guests had each paid £250, no trifling sum…客人每位付了250英镑，可不是一笔小数目。Outside California these difficulties may seem fairly trifling.在别处，加利福尼亚的这些困难可能看起来相当微不足道。英汉词典释义
adj.
微不足道的,不重要的
a trifling amount微不足道的数额Fortunately,the stormy waves caused trifling damage to the boat.幸好,风浪使船只受到的损坏较轻。It is a pity that such an ability as him should be employed about such trifling matters.真可惜,像他这样有才能的人竟然被用来干这类琐事。无聊的
轻浮的,轻佻的
懒散的；不求上进的
英英词典释义
Noun
1. the deliberate act of wasting time instead of working
Adjective
1. not worth considering;
"he considered the prize too paltry for the lives it must cost""piffling efforts""a trifling matter"
