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trifle ☞triflev. [′traɪfl] (trifles; trifled; trifling)
双解释义 1. vi.轻视;玩弄 treat without the necessary seriousness or respect2. vt. & vi.浪费;虚度 dally; idle基本要点 1. trifle的基本意思是“轻视,玩弄”,指某人不严肃地、不诚恳地、不专心地、漫无目的地对待某人或某事,也指恋爱上水性杨花。用作不及物动词,后常接with. 2. trifle还可作“浪费,虚度”解,一般指在某件事上浪费时间、金钱、精力等,可用作不及物动词,也可用作及物动词。用作及物动词时,接名词或代词作宾语。词汇搭配 ~+名词 ~ energy 浪费精力 ~ money 浪费金钱 ~ time 浪费时间~+副词 ~ illogically 不合理地浪费 ~ leeringly 不怀好意地轻视 ~ ludicrously〔ridiculously〕 荒唐可笑地轻视 ~ away 浪费~+介词 ~ through one's youth 虚度青春年华 ~ with 轻率地或嘲笑地对待,不严肃地看待;轻视;玩弄;心不在焉地做或摆弄句型例句 用作不及物动词 ▲ S+~(+A) Tom trifled too long at the fair. 汤姆在集市上逛得太久了。 She trifled through her youth. 她虚度了青春年华。常用短语 ♣ trifle away (v.+adv.) 浪费 waste (usually time or money) foolishly▲ trifle sth ⇔ away They had trifled away the whole morning. 他们浪费了整个上午。 He trifled away all his money. 他把钱挥霍一空。 Don't trifle away your time on such useless things. 不要把你的时间浪费在这种无益的事情上。 He trifled away his time and money on cinemas and dancing. 他把时间和金钱浪费在看电影和跳舞上。 ♣ trifle with (v.+prep.)▲ trifle with sb/sth 1. 轻率地或嘲笑地对待,不严肃地看待;轻视;玩弄 treat (sb/sth) with flippancy or derision; refuse to take seriously; act lightly or insincerely towards Don't trifle with me; give me a straight answer. 别拿我不当回事,给我一个直截了当的答复。 It is dangerous to trifle with such a fierce animal. 逗弄这样的野兽是很危险的。 He trifled with the idea and would not adopt it. 他轻视那个主张,不愿意采纳。 Don't trifle with your health. 不要糟蹋你的身体。 He's just trifling with her affections. 他只是在玩弄她的感情。◇ 用于be ~ed结构 He is no man to be trifled with. 他可不是好惹的。 The matter is not to be trifled with. 这事可要严肃对待。2. 心不在焉地做或摆弄 occupy oneself carelessly with; toy with He trifled with his food, eating but little. 他心不在焉地拨弄他的食物,只吃了一点点。 The child sat trifling with the burnt bread upon his plate. 孩子坐着翻弄盘中烤焦的面包。 He sat trifling with a pen. 他坐在那儿,手里摆弄着一支钢笔。 He is always trifling with his cigarette lighter. 他总是心不在焉地摆弄他的打火机。学习参考 trifle 还可用作名词,意思是“琐事;小事;少量”。 |