trifle
小事一桩,琐事,小事,区区小事
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Definitions
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- : an article or thing of very little value.
- : a matter, affair, or circumstance of trivial importance or significance.
- : a small, inconsiderable, or trifling sum of money.
- : a small quantity or amount of anything; a little: She's still a trifle angry.
- : a literary, musical, or artistic work of a light or trivial character having no great or lasting merit; bagatelle.
- : a kind of pewter of medium hardness.
- : trifles, articles made of this.
- : English Cooking. a dessert usually consisting of custard and cake soaked in wine or liqueur, and jam, fruit, or the like.
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tri·fled, tri·fling.
- : to deal lightly or without due seriousness or respect: Don't trifle with me!
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Examples
I know how to make her cassata cake and trifle, but the artichokes seemed so simple I never really dug in deep on this one.
If you read the obituaries of Richard Nixon, you would have thought Watergate a mere trifle.
He also has hit clutch shots down the stretch (never mind that little trifle I wrote about pressure).
This list will also likely include petit fours, mini éclairs, trifle, and chocolate and lemon mousse.
It should be soft and light enough to spread easily over the top of the trifle in a not-too-thick layer.
His nose was hooked and rather large, his eyes were blue, bright as steel, and set a trifle wide.
The tiny frown reappeared between her eyes, lingered a trifle longer than before, and vanished.
The lady in black, creeping behind them, looked a trifle paler and more jaded than usual.
Everywhere cattle were being sold for a trifle, as there was no grass upon which they could feed.
Edna was a trifle embarrassed at being thus signaled out for the imperious little woman's favor.