piffling
英 [ˈpɪflɪŋ]

adj.

琐碎的，不足道的；

v.

做无聊事，讲废话( piffle的现在分词 )；

英英释义

piffling[ 'pifliŋ ]

• adj.(informal) small and of little importance

  "piffling efforts"

  同义词：fiddlingfootlinglilliputianlittlenigglingpiddlingpettypicayunetrivial

双语例句

用作形容词(adj.)

1. He got paid a piffling sum after weeks of work.
   他工作数周所得甚微。

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