piffling是什么意思

piffling

英标 [ˈpɪflɪŋ]
进阶级
piffling 微不足道的
形容词琐碎的,不足道的动词做无聊事,讲废话( piffle的现在分词 )

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单词变形

第三人称单数
piffles
过去分词
piffled
过去式
piffled

网络解释

1. 琐碎的, 不足道的:lesser 较小的, 更少的, 次要的 | piffling 琐碎的, 不足道的 | contact operating form 接触方式

2. 琐碎的:piffle 做无聊事 | piffling 琐碎的 | pig bed 猪圈

3. 你们是小心眼小鼻子小眼睛小家子气的小气鬼:We sing the heart of our true friend, Mumble.|我们... | You are a nation of peeny-weeny, piffling, piccolini, piddly-diddly pouft!|你们是小心眼小鼻子小眼睛小家子气的小气鬼 | Together, we prevail.|团结才...

4. 琐碎的, 不足道的 (形):piffle 做无聊事, 讲废话 (动) | piffling 琐碎的, 不足道的 (形) | pig 生小猪; 像猪一样过活 (动)

词典解释


1. 琐碎的;微不足道的
If you describe something as piffling, you are critical of it because it is very small or unimportant.

e.g. ...some piffling dispute regarding visiting rights.
有关探视权的一些无关紧要的争论

英英释义

adj


1. (informal) small and of little importance

e.g. a fiddling sum of money
a footling gesture
our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war
a little (or small) matter
a dispute over niggling details
limited to petty enterprises
piffling efforts
giving a police officer a free meal may be against the law, but it seems to be a picayune infraction

Synonym: fiddlingfootlinglilliputianlittlenigglingpiddlingpettypicayunetrivial

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