trifle
音标发音
- 英式音标 ['traɪf(ə)l]
- 美式音标 [ˈtraɪ.fəl]
- 国际音标 ['traifl]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- n. 少量;琐事;不值钱的东西;屈莱弗甜食
- v. 轻浮地说(或做);虚度,浪费;轻视
词根记忆
- tri(三) + fle→分成三份后变得琐碎→琐事
- tri(三) + fle→一分为三→少量
- tri(三) + fle→分成三份后变琐碎
用法辨析
- 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。
v. (动词)
词组短语
- trifle energy 浪费精力
- trifle money 浪费金钱
- trifle time 浪费时间
- trifle illogically 不合理地浪费
- trifle leeringly 不怀好意地轻视
- trifle ludicrously 〔ridiculously〕 荒唐可笑地轻视
用作动词 (v.)
~+名词
~+副词
英英字典
- (SWEET DISH) a sweet cold dish consisting of a layer of fruit and cake, a layer of custard (= thick, sweet, yellow sauce) and a top layer of cream
- (UNIMPORTANT THING) a matter or object of little value or importance
- You can use a trifle to mean slightly or to a small extent, especially in order to make something you say seem less extreme.
- A trifle is something that is considered to have little importance, value, or significance.
- Trifle is a cold dessert made of layers of sponge cake, fruit gelatin, fruit, and custard, and usually covered with cream.
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专业释义
- (用糕饼、葡萄酒、果酱等制成的)牛奶蛋糊甜食;松糕
- 松糕
- 琐事