n.琐事；少量
v.浪费；玩弄
I do not want to make a fuss over such a trifle. 我不想为这种小事大惊小怪。
They had an altercation about a trifle. 他们为一点小事争吵起来。
He told her not to pester him with trifles. 他告诉她别拿些琐事来烦他。
I have only a trifle of wine left. 我只剩下一点点酒了。
I'll have just a trifle of the dessert. 我只要吃少量的甜点心。
用作动词 (v.)Don't trifle away your time on curio hunting. 别把时间都浪费在搜集古玩上面。
Don't trifle with serious matter. 对大事不可儿戏。
Never trifle with other's affections. 不要玩弄别人的感情。
It's dangerous to trifle with such a fierce animal. 逗弄如此凶残的动物是很危险的。
trifle的基本意思是“轻视,玩弄”,指某人不严肃地、不诚恳地、不专心地、漫无目的地对待某人或某事,也指恋爱上水性杨花。用作不及物动词,后常接with。
trifle还可作“浪费,虚度”解,一般指在某件事上浪费时间、金钱、精力等,可用作不及物动词,也可用作及物动词。用作及物动词时,接名词或代词作宾语。
trifle还可用作名词,意思是“琐事; 小事; 少量”。
