piffling
琐碎的
常用释义
英音[ ˈpɪflɪŋ ]
美音[ ˈpɪflɪŋ ]
基本释义
- adj. 琐碎的；不足道的
- v. 做傻事；说无聊话（piffle 的 ing 形式）
例句
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1·The properties of Washington, DC, are valued at a piffling $232 billion.而华盛顿特区的地产仅价值2320亿美元。
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2·This Can be accomplished by lifting the hindquarter with the tail, piffling the foreleg, and applying a pumping motion with a foot in the flank.抓起牛尾巴以抬高它的后部，拉起前腿，用脚踩住牛的侧腹做打气的动作。
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3·Conservative MPs who distrust the eu-ie, most of them-seem glumly certain that the referendum lock is a piffling idea, a gimmick that will do little to defend British interests.国会中不信任欧盟的议员(绝大多数)愠怒地认为“公投锁”不过是个小把戏，耍个噱头而已，根本不能捍卫英国利益。
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4·That now seems probable, despite Mr Brown’s initial, indefensible preference for a closed version: with Mr Bush departed and Saddam dead, the case for privacy was always piffling.这样的公开调查现在看来很可能要进行了，尽管布朗开始倾向于不公开调查：随着布什卸任和萨拉姆被绞死，隐私这一因素变得微不足道了。
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5·He found those with a lower base level of the hormone tended to prefer immediate payment, even when the sum in question was piffling compared with the promised future compensation.他发现那些具有更低水平糖皮质激素的人倾向于选择即时报酬，即使即时报酬数目和未来承诺的补偿相比微不足道，结果也是这样。
同根词
词根：
piffle