音标:['traifliŋ] ;
a. 没什么价值的, 微不足道的, 轻浮的
n the deliberate act of delaying and playing instead of working
v waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently
v act frivolously
v consider not very seriously
s not worth considering
词型变化:名词复数形式 : triflings
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trifling的用法和样例:

例句

用作形容词(adj.)
  1. Don't bother about that trifling matter.别为那件小事烦恼。
  2. They knocked a clock down for a trifling sum.他们以微不足道的价格拍卖掉一只钟。
  3. He was a trifling worthless fellow, and as mean a man as ever wore a crown.他是个轻浮无德的人,是历来最卑鄙的一个君主。
  4. He was not very solid to others but there was a hope of his becoming less trifling.他为人不很严肃,但他有可能变得不那么轻浮。

词汇搭配

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