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trifles
乳脂松糕；水果松糕
trifles is the plural of trifle.
核心释义
A cold English dessert made with custard, fruit, sponge cake, jelly, and whipped cream.
- 1.
一种英式甜点,由浓蛋奶糊、水果、海绵蛋糕、果冻和打发的奶油混合制成。
An English dessert made from a mixture of thick custard, fruit, sponge cake, jelly and whipped cream.
- 2.
一种冷甜点,由多层海绵蛋糕夹杂水果或果冻制成；可用坚果、奶油或巧克力装饰。
a cold pudding made of layers of sponge cake spread with fruit or jelly; may be decorated with nuts, cream, or chocolate
- 3.
无关紧要或价值不大的事物。
Anything that is of little importance or worth.
- 4.
微不足道的细节
a detail that is considered insignificant
- 5.
极少量；少许。
A very small amount (of something).
- 6.
微不足道的事
something of small importance
- 7.
一种特殊类型的白镴。
A particular kind of pewter.
- 8.
由这种特殊白镴制成的器具。
Utensils made from this particular kind of pewter.
琐事；小事；少量；少许；白镴；锡镴；白镴餐具；锡镴器皿；一种英式甜点,由浓蛋奶糊、水果、海绵蛋糕、果冻和打发的奶油混合制成。
用法In use
Grandma made a strawberry trifle for the family dinner.
用法提示：trifle 此处为可数名词，指分层水果甜点——乳脂松糕。
This sherry trifle tastes even better after it has chilled overnight.
用法提示：trifle 作名词，在前面加 sherry 说明口味，仍指这种甜点。
At the dessert buffet, there were several fruit trifles in glass bowls.
用法提示：trifles 为名词复数，指多个水果乳脂松糕。
a trifle + adj
a trifle 在此用作副词，意为“有点儿，略微”，修饰形容词。
He was a trifle annoyed by the delay.
他对延迟有点恼火。
trifle (countable)
trifle 作可数名词，表示“小事，琐事”。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- a trifle
- 稍微；有点儿
- I felt a trifle nervous before the interview.面试前我感到有点儿紧张。
- a mere trifle
- 区区小事；微不足道的事
- It was a mere trifle, not worth arguing about.这不过是区区小事，不值得为此争吵。
- make a trifle
- 做乳脂松糕
- We made a trifle for the family gathering.我们为家庭聚会做了乳脂松糕。
- sherry trifle
- 雪莉酒松糕
- The dessert menu includes a classic sherry trifle.甜点菜单上有一道经典的雪莉酒松糕。
- trifle bowl
- 松糕玻璃碗
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
trifle发音类似“踹否”？不如拆解：tri-三，-fle飞，想象三只苍蝇飞来飞去——都是琐事。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：cooking、dessert 该义项指一种英式甜点，通常用于食谱或餐厅菜单中，属于中性正式程度用语。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
The words 'rifle' and 'stifle' truly rhyme with 'trifle' (same /aɪfəl/ ending). Words like 'piffle', 'scuffle', 'shuffle' share the '-fle' spelling but have different vowel sounds (/ɪfəl/ or /ʌfəl/), so they are lookalikes, not rhymes.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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