| 词汇 | piffling |
| 释义 | piffling adjective informaluk /ˈpɪf.əl.ɪŋ//ˈpɪf.lɪŋ/ us /ˈpɪf.əl.ɪŋ//ˈpɪf.lɪŋ/ extremely small or not important: 微不足道的；微小的 piffling details鸡毛蒜皮的细节 a piffling amount不足挂齿的数目 Synonyms fiddlingmainly UK footlingold-fashioned little pettydisapproving picayuneUS piddlinginformaldisapproving trivial Of little or less importance be in/under someone's shadowidiom be neither here nor thereidiom big deal biggie derisory marginal meaningless meaninglessly meaninglessness mere picayune picture piddling piddly play second fiddleidiom unserious unseriousness venial vestigial vestigially You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Small in number and quantity Examples of pifflingpiffling The average fine was a piffling £1,050, scarcely even pocket money for some major construction firms. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is not by these piffling and pettifogging duties that you are going to restore prosperity to industry. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have time to deal with this piffling measure this evening. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 What priority do we think that such a piffling piece of nonsense would really rate? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 To leave matters to a mayoral fund is piffling and is not the answer. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If somebody earns between £80 and £150, again it means piffling pence. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It leads to a great deal of time being taken up in the courts on rather piffling and futile prosecutions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The complaints may seem piffling or eccentric at times. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If not, the savings would be piffling and not worth all the confusion. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These same duties, which were too utterly piffling to keep out imports, will be fatally effective in keeping out reparations. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If we do, do not let us introduce this piffling restriction. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 What we are giving them in aid is piffling. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It might seem presumptuous of me to raise what some people would consider the piffling matter of mock auctions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I think that all the words she uses about "piffling inadequacy" should be echoed by me. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The reason why he gave the piffling reply that he did was that he did not have a proper answer to the debate. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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