1
- a thing of little value or importance琐事, 小事：
we needn't trouble the headmaster over such trifles.
我们不必为这么点小事麻烦校长。
1.1
- in sing. a small amount of something少量, 少许：
the thousand yen he'd paid seemed the merest trifle.
他支付的一千日元似乎只是九牛一毛。
2
- Brit. a cold dessert of sponge cake and fruit covered with layers of custard, jelly, and cream〈英〉屈莱弗甜食, 蛋奶果冻奶油水果松糕。
no obj.
1
trifle with
treat (someone or something) without seriousness or respect轻视, 小看：he is not a man to be trifled with
他是个不能小看的人
men who trifle with women's affections.
玩弄女性感情的男人。
2
- archaic talk or act frivolously〈古〉轻浮地说（或做）：
we will not trifle - life is too short.
我们不会虚度光阴——生命太短暂了。
2.1
- with obj.
trifle something away
waste (something, especially time) frivolously浪费（物品, 尤指时间）, 虚度。
短语
a trifle
- a little; somewhat有点儿; 稍微：
his methods are a trifle eccentric.
他的方式有点古怪。
派生词
trifler
noun词源
Middle English (also denoting an idle story told to deceive or amuse)： from Old French trufle, by-form of trufe 'deceit', of unknown origin. The verb derives from Old French truffler 'mock, deceive'.