Tra từ trifle - Từ điển LongMan Dictionary

I. noun
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ Buying a house is no trifle for middle class families.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ A tall man of military bearing, who I fancied looked a trifle uncomfortable in civilian clothes, stood on the threshold.
▪ Alas, they are just a trifle over life size.
▪ At first, the difficulty he had in opening the door of his room seemed no more than an irritating trifle.
▪ But such a trifle was not worthy of being brought by such a gentleman as you seem to be.
▪ His antiquarian temperament has made him a greater snapper-up of unconsidered trifles of archaeology, architecture and literature.
II. verb
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ Ferry captains have no time to trifle with inept sailors blocking the channel.
▪ How dare you trifle with me, he might have said; and worse, why should I care?
▪ I loathe men who trifle with women's affections.
▪ I was in no mood to trifle.

trifle

I. tri‧fle¹ /ˈtraɪfəl/ noun
[date : 1200-1300; Language : Old French; Origin : trufe, trufle 'deceiving, making fun']
1. a trifle
formal slightly
a trifle eccentric/odd/unexpected etc

2. [COUNTABLE]
old-fashioned something unimportant or not valuable:
　 ▪ There’s no point in arguing over trifles.

3. [UNCOUNTABLE AND COUNTABLE]
a cold British sweet dish made of layers of cake, fruit, jelly, custard, and cream

II. trifle² verb
trifle with somebody/something phrasal verb
to treat someone or something without respect or not in a serious way:
　 ▪ He’s not a man to be trifled with.
　 ▪ men who trifle with women’s affections