trifle

C2 CET-4 大学 FREQ #13743 ★☆☆☆☆

n. 琐事, 少量 vt. 浪费 vi. 开玩笑, 翻弄, 虚度光阴

发音

US /ˈtɹaɪfəl/
US /ˈtɹaɪfəl/

词形变化

trifles 复数 trifles trifled trifles 三单 triflest trifleth trifling trifling 现在分词 trifled 过去式 trifled 过去分词

教材释义与例句

名词

琐事;蛋糕;少量

动词

浪费;虚度

动词

开玩笑;闲混;嘲弄

释义与例句

n. C2
  1. 1.

    An English dessert made from a mixture of thick custard, fruit, sponge cake, jelly and whipped cream.

    乳脂松糕

    可数 不可数 烹饪
  2. 2.

    Anything that is of little importance or worth.

    可数 比喻 不可数
  3. 3.

    Anything that is of little importance or worth.

    An insignificant amount of money.

    可数 比喻 不可数
  4. 4.

    A very small amount (of something).

    可数 比喻 不可数
  5. 5.

    A particular kind of pewter.

    可数 不可数
  6. 6.

    Utensils made from this particular kind of pewter.

    不可数 可数
v. C2
  1. 1.

    To deal with something as if it were of little importance or worth.

    不及物

    You must not trifle with her affections.

  2. 2.

    To act, speak, or otherwise behave with jest.

    不及物
  3. 3.

    To inconsequentially toy with something.

    不及物
  4. 4.

    To squander or waste.

    及物
  5. 5.

    To make a trifle of, to make trivial.

    废旧 及物

词汇关系

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词源

From Middle English trifle, trifel, triful, trefle, truyfle, trufful, from Old French trufle (“mockery”), a byform of trufe, truffe (“deception”), of uncertain origin.

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