trifles
n. 无价值的东西( trifle的名词复数 ); 琐事; 少量; 乳脂松糕
v. 轻视,小看( trifle的第三人称单数 )
You can use a trifle to mean slightly or to a small extent, especially in order make something you say seem less extreme.
As a photographer, he'd found both locations just a trifle disappointing...
作为摄影师,他感到两处景点都有点儿不尽如人意。
'There we go,' said Diane, a trifle too cheerily…
“这就对了,”黛安娜说道,语气有点儿过于兴高采烈。
A trifle is something that is considered to have little importance, value, or significance.
He had no money to spare on trifles...
他没有闲钱买些小玩意儿。
Believe me, it's the least I can do, a mere trifle.
相信我,这是我最起码能做的了,只是小事一桩。
Trifle is a cold dessert made of layers of sponge cake, jelly, fruit, and custard, and usually covered with cream.
I hate that they should be worried about trifles.
真遗憾,他们竟为区区小事发愁.
I am not interested in such trifles at all.
我根本不理会这些小事.
The matter in dispute over trifles is the ownership of the house.
眼下扯皮的事是这所房子该归谁.
I'll never make a fuss about the trifles with him.
我不会在这件小事上与他计较.
From these trifles you can gather what kind of person he is.
从这些小事上,你可以想见他的为人.