piddling
adj[esp attrib 尤作定语]
(infml derog 口, 贬)
(a) unimportant; trivial 不重要的; 琐碎的
I don't want to hear all the piddling little details! 我不想听那些琐碎的事!
(b) small 小的
It's annoying to have to get authorization for spending such piddling amounts of money. 花这麽一点钱也要去请示, 真烦人.
🗣️ 情景例句
Better than that.
比那种事更值得高兴。
When it started raining, I was reading books.
当开始下雨的时候,我再看书。
He asked very politely, Excuse me, have you got any books about the moon and the stars?