trifle

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1. vi. 轻视; 玩弄 treat without the necessary seriousness or respect
2. vt. & vi. 浪费; 虚度 dally; idle

• trifle energy浪费精力
• trifle money浪费金钱
• trifle time浪费时间

• trifle illogically不合理地浪费
• trifle leeringly不怀好意地轻视
• trifle ludicrously〔ridiculously〕荒唐可笑地轻视
• trifle away浪费

• trifle through one's youth虚度青春年华
• trifle 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

trifle with玩弄；视同儿戏；心不在焉地做

mere trifle小意思

1. I do not want to make a fuss over such a trifle.
   我不想为这种小事大惊小怪。
2. They had an altercation about a trifle.
   他们为一点小事争吵起来。
3. He told her not to pester him with trifles.
   他告诉她别拿些琐事来烦他。
4. I have only a trifle of wine left.
   我只剩下一点点酒了。
5. I'll have just a trifle of the dessert.
   我只要吃少量的甜点心。

1. Don't trifle away your time on curio hunting.
   别把时间都浪费在搜集古玩上面。
2. Don't trifle with serious matter.
   对大事不可儿戏。
3. Never trifle with other's affections.
   不要玩弄别人的感情。
4. It's dangerous to trifle with such a fierce animal.
   逗弄如此凶残的动物是很危险的。