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a piddling + noun
用作定语，修饰名词。
He was upset over a piddling mistake.
他为一个微不足道的错误而烦恼。
琐碎的；无关紧要的
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琐碎的；无关紧要的
small and of little importance
He was upset over a piddling mistake.
他为一个微不足道的错误而烦恼。
多用于口语，表示事物小而不重要。
微不足道的,无足轻重的,琐碎的,无用的。
Insignificant, negligible, paltry, trivial, useless.
Don't waste my time with such piddling details; focus on the main problem.
别用这种鸡毛蒜皮的细节浪费我的时间，专注于主要问题。
They argued over a piddling sum of money, which wasn't worth the trouble.
他们为了一笔微不足道的钱争吵，真不值得。
The manager ignored the piddling complaints and dealt with the serious issues first.
经理没有理会那些无关紧要的抱怨，先处理了严重的问题。
用作定语，修饰名词。
He was upset over a piddling mistake.
他为一个微不足道的错误而烦恼。
用作表语，表示“微不足道”。
The amount is piddling compared to the total cost.
与总成本相比，这笔钱微不足道。
Not this
He only cares about piddlings.
Use this
He only cares about piddling matters.
将'piddling'当作名词复数使用，但该词在形容词义项下不可数且无复数形式；应后接一个名词如'matters'来构成形容词修饰名词的正确结构。
Not this
A piddled amount of money was left.
Use this
A piddling amount of money was left.
错误使用了动词的过去分词'piddled'，但这里需要形容词'piddling'表示'琐屑的'；过去分词表示被动或完成，与词义不符。
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