trifle

英 [ˈtraɪfl]

美 [ˈtraɪfl]

n. 稍微; 一点儿; 小事; 琐事; 不值钱的东西; 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)
vt. 轻视; 藐视; 嘲弄; 随意摆弄; 玩弄浪费（时间或金钱）; 虚度

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

Collins.1 / BNC.11802 / COCA.16426

短语动词

trifle with
1. （不能）轻慢；（不可）小看；（不可）怠慢

trifle with sb/sth

怠慢；小看
to treat sb/sth without genuine respect
1. She seemed a trifle anxious.
  她似乎有点儿焦急。

noun

稍微；一点儿
slightly
1. She seemed a trifle anxious.
  她似乎有点儿焦急。
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。
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

PHRASE (尤用于缓和程度)有一点，稍微
You can usea trifleto mean slightly or to a small extent, especially in order make something you say seem less extreme.
1. 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。
2. '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。
3. 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。
N-COUNT 小事;琐事;无价值的东西
Atrifleis something that is considered to have little importance, value, or significance.
1. He had no money to spare on trifles...
  他没有闲钱买些小玩意儿。
2. 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。
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）
Trifleis a cold dessert made of layers of sponge cake, jelly, fruit, and custard, and usually covered with cream.

noun

verb

consider not very seriously
1. He is trifling with her
2. She plays with the thought of moving to Tasmania
Synonym:dallyplay
act frivolously
Synonym:frivol
waste time
Synonym:piddlewantonwanton awaypiddle away

Grange answered a trifle harshly.
格兰奇的回答有点刺耳。
The colour is a trifle too dark.
这颜色些微深了一点儿。
He had no money to spare on trifles
他没有闲钱买些小玩意儿。
He likes to trifle with his female colleagues.
他老想占女同事便宜。
"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。
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。
This bag is a trifle too heavy.
这袋稍重了一点。
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。
Why quarrel with him over such a trifle?
何苦为这点儿鸡毛蒜皮的事跟他吵呢？
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。