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单词 trifle
释义

trifle

UK /ˈtraɪf(ə)l/

Word Forms

singulartrifle
pluraltrifles

DEFINITIONS2
  1. 1
    countable/uncountable a sweet food eaten especially in the UK, made from cake covered with fruit or jelly, cold custard, and sometimes cream
    Synonyms and related words

    Sweet food and desserts
  2. 2
    countable old-fashionedsomething that is not very important

    a mere trifle

    Synonyms and related words

    Unimportant or unnecessary thing or detail

phrases

a trifle

trifle

US /ˈtraɪf(ə)l/

Word Forms

singulartrifle
pluraltrifles

DEFINITIONS2
  1. 1
    countable old-fashionedsomething that is not very important

    a mere trifle

    Synonyms and related words

    Unimportant or unnecessary thing or detail
  2. 2
    countable/uncountable a sweet food eaten especially in the U.K., made from cake covered with fruit or gelatin, cold custard, and sometimes cream
    Synonyms and related words

    Sweet food and desserts

phrases

a trifle

trifle

UK /ˈtraɪf(ə)l/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/theytrifle
he/she/ittrifles
present participletrifling
past tensetrifled
past participletrifled


phrasal verb

trifle with

transitive
Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/theytrifle with
he/she/ittrifles with
present participletrifling with
past tensetrifled with
past participletrifled with

  1. 1
    (trifle with something) to deal with something in a way that shows you do not have a serious attitude towards it
    Synonyms and related words

    To do something in a way that is not serious
  2. 2
    (trifle with someone) to treat someone in a way that shows you do not respect them
    Synonyms and related words

    To show that you do not respect someone or something

trifle

US /ˈtraɪf(ə)l/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/theytrifle
he/she/ittrifles
present participletrifling
past tensetrifled
past participletrifled


phrasal verb

trifle with

transitive
Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/theytrifle with
he/she/ittrifles with
present participletrifling with
past tensetrifled with
past participletrifled with

  1. 1
    (trifle with something) to deal with something in a way that shows you do not have a serious attitude toward it
    Synonyms and related words

    To do something in a way that is not serious
  2. 2
    (trifle with someone) to treat someone in a way that shows you do not respect them
    Synonyms and related words

    To show that you do not respect someone or something
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