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. (尤用于缓和程度)有一点,稍微 [vagueness]
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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。
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'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。
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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。
SYN slightly, a little, a bit, somewhat
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. 小事;琐事;无价值的东西
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He had no money to spare on trifles.
他没有闲钱买些小玩意儿。
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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。
SYN knick-knack, nothing, toy, plaything
3 N-VAR 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. 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)
Phrasal verbs: - trifle with
Quotations
a snapper-up of unconsidered trifles William Shakespeare The Winter's Tale
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