剑桥高阶英汉双解词典 - trifle collapse

trifle
/'traɪ.fl/
noun
SWEET DISH 甜点
[C or U]
* a sweet cold dish consisting of a layer of fruit and sponge (= cake) , a layer of custard (= thick sweet yellow sauce) and a top layer of cream
鲜奶油松糕，果酱松糕（一种甜点，包括一层水果海绵蛋糕、一层蛋奶酱和一层鲜奶油）

1. a sherry trifle
雪利酒浸果酱松糕

/'traɪ.fl/
noun
UNIMPORTANT THING 不重要的东西
[C] formal
* a matter or object of little value or importance
琐事；零碎事

1. I brought a few trifles back from India - bits of jewellery and material mainly.
我从印度带回来几样小玩意——主要是些首饰和布料。

a trifle
* slightly
稍微，略微

1. I'm a trifle confused about the arrangements for tonight.
我对今晚的安排有点不太明白。

/'traɪ.fl/
verb
phrasal verb trifle with sb/sth formal or old-fashioned
* to treat someone or something carelessly or without respect
戏弄；怠慢；小看

1. He trifled with her affections (= feelings).
他玩弄她的感情。

2. As you know, Caroline O'Neill is not a woman to be trifled with.
你也知道，卡罗琳‧奥尼尔这个女人可怠慢不得。

柯林斯COBUILD高阶英汉双解学习词典 - trifle collapse

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1.PHRASE 短语(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.

【搭配模式】：PHR adj/adv/prep

【语用信息】：vagueness

  • 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。

  • '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。

  • 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 可数名词小事;琐事;无价值的东西 A trifle is something that is considered to have little importance, value, or significance.

  • He had no money to spare on trifles...

    他没有闲钱买些小玩意儿。

  • 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.N-VAR 可变名词屈莱弗甜食，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.
    相关词组：
    trifle with

    牛津高阶英汉双解 第7版 - trifle collapse

    trifle
    trifle / 5traifl / noun1. a trifle [sing.] (formal) slightly
       稍微；一点儿:
       She seemed a trifle anxious.
       她似乎有点儿焦急。
    2. [C] something that is not valuable or important
       小事；琐事；不值钱的东西:
       $1 000 is a mere trifle to her.
       1 000 元对她来说不过是区区小数。
    3. [C, U] (BrE) a cold dessert (= a sweet dish) made from cake and fruit with wine and / or jelly poured over it, covered with custard and cream
       葡萄酒蛋糕,屈莱弗(在蛋糕和水果上加果冻或蛋奶冻等)verb PHRASAL VERBS 
    ▪ 'trifle with sb / sth (formal) (used especially in negative sentences 尤用于否定句)
       to treat sb / sth without genuine respect
       怠慢；小看:
       He is not a person to be trifled with.
       他这个人怠慢不得。

    牛津搭配语词典 第2版 - trifle collapse

    trifle noun
    Trifle is used after these nouns: sherry

    The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms - trifle collapse

    trifle
     a trifle
     Very little; somewhat: a trifle stingy.

    新牛津英语同义词词典 - trifle collapse

    trifle

    noun
    1 we needn't bother the headmaster over such trifles
    UNIMPORTANT THING/MATTER , trivial thing/matter, triviality, thing/matter of no consequence, thing/matter of no importance, bagatelle, inessential, nothing; technicality; {trifles} trivia, minutiae.

    2 a horse he had bought for a trifle and sold for an incredible sum
    VERY SMALL AMOUNT , next to nothing, hardly anything; pittance; informal peanuts, piddling amount; N. Amer. informal chump change.
    -opposite(s): SMALL FORTUNE.

    3 he went into town to buy a few trifles for Christmas
    BAUBLE , trinket, knick-knack, gimcrack, gewgaw, toy, doodah, whatnot.
    a trifle he looked a trifle apprehensive
    A LITTLE , a bit, somewhat, a touch, a spot, a mite, a whit; informal a tad.
    -opposite(s): VERY, EXTREMELY.

    verb

    trifle with he's not a man to be trifled with | I loathe men who trifle with women's affections
    TREAT IN A CAVALIER FASHION , treat lightly, treat frivolously, treat casually, play ducks and drakes with; dally with, play with, amuse oneself with, toy with, flirt with, play fast and loose with; Brit. informal mess about/around; archaic sport with, wanton with, palter with.

    词源记忆 - trifle collapse

    trifle 小事，琐碎
    来自古法语trufle, 嘲笑，嘲弄，小词形式于truffe, 欺骗。现词义可能来自不同词或受trivial影响。