trifling

英 [ˈtraɪflɪŋ]

美 [ˈtraɪflɪŋ]

adj.  琐碎的; 微不足道的; 无足轻重的; 不重要的

现在分词：trifling　

TOEFL

BNC.19617 / COCA.24998

牛津词典

adj.

• 琐碎的；微不足道的；无足轻重的；不重要的
  small and not important
  1. trifling details
     琐碎细节

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 不重要的;微不足道的
  Atriflingmatter is small and unimportant.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
  3. ...a comparatively trifling 360 yards.
     相较而言咫尺距离的 360 码

英英释义

noun

• the deliberate act of delaying and playing instead of working
  Synonym:dalliancedawdling

adj

• not worth considering
  1. he considered the prize too paltry for the lives it must cost
  2. piffling efforts
  3. a trifling matter
  Synonym:negligiblepaltry

双语例句

• You shouldn't regard such important work as a trifling matter.
  你可不能把这样重要的工作当儿戏。
• It was the expression of a man who'd won a trifling game of one-upmanship.
  这是一个人在无关紧要的较量中取巧获胜时流露出的表情。
• 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。
• No one cared about such trifling matters as efficiency& the distribution of licences was far more important.
  没人关心生产效率这类微不足道的小事&许可证的分配比这重要得多。
• There is no need to have so many people come to help with this trifling matter.
  这件小事无须这么多人过来帮忙。
• I desire an explanation: playing and trifling are completely banished out of my mind.
  我要一个解释：我完全没有游戏瞎聊的心思。
• Begone, trifling elf! I am in control now!
  滚开吧，脆弱的精灵，现在我说了算！
• He had stopped his trifling before the mirror now and crossed over to her.
  他停止了镜子前的梳理，现在朝她走过来。
• He and his wife is always fighting over trifling matter.
  他和他妻子总是为琐事争吵。
• I am sensible that the mention of such a circumstance may appear trifling.
  我觉得对这种细节的谈论是无聊的。