trifle

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

1. PHRASE (尤用于缓和程度)有一点，稍微
   You can use a trifle to 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。
2. N-COUNT 小事;琐事;无价值的东西
   A trifle is 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。
3. 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）
   Trifle is a cold dessert made of layers of sponge cake, jelly, fruit, and custard, and usually covered with cream.

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。

trifle with sb/sth

1. 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

1. something of small importance

   Synonym:    trivialitytriviasmall beer

2. a detail that is considered insignificant

   Synonym:    technicalitytriviality

3. a cold pudding made of layers of sponge cake spread with fruit or jelly

verb

1. consider not very seriously
   1. He is trifling with her
   2. She plays with the thought of moving to Tasmania

   Synonym:    dallyplay

2. act frivolously

   Synonym:    frivol

3. waste time

   Synonym:    piddlewantonwanton awaypiddle away