frivol如何读

英:['frɪvəl]

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frivol是什么意思

  • v.糟蹋;浪费;虚度日子;糊涂地浪费

frivol英英释义

verb

intransitive verb

to act frivolously : trifle

frivol词源英文解释

back-formation from frivolous

The first known use of frivol was in 1866

frivol儿童词典英英释义

furl1 of 2verb

to wrap or roll (as a sail or a flag) close to or around something

furl2 of 2noun

a furled coil

the act of furling

funny1 of 2adjective

causing or intended to cause laughter

a funny story

different from ordinary in a way that is odd, curious, or suspicious that's funny—they were here yesterday there's something funny going on

it's funny you should ask

involving trickery

don't try anything funny

funny2 of 2noun

one that is funnyespecially: joke entry 1 sense 1

plural comic strips or the comic section of a newspaper—usually used with the

fungousadjective

fungal

fumble1 of 2verb

to feel about for or handle something clumsily

fumble2 of 2noun

an act or instance of fumbling

a fumbled ball

-ful1 of 2adjective suffix

full of

joyful

characterized by

peaceful

having the qualities of

masterful

tending, given, or liable to helpful

mournful

-ful2 of 2noun suffix

number or quantity that fills or would fill

roomful

fuchsinnoun

a synthetic dye that yields a brilliant bluish red

fruitlessadjective

not bearing fruit

producing no good results : unsuccessful

a fruitless attempt

frown1 of 2verb

to wrinkle the forehead (as in anger or thought)

to show displeasure or disapproval by or as if by facial expression

frowns on rudeness

frown2 of 2noun

an expression of displeasure

a wrinkling of the brow in displeasure or thought

frost1 of 2noun

the temperature that causes freezing

a covering of tiny ice crystals on a cold surface

frost2 of 2verb

to cover with or as if with frostespecially: to put icing on (as cake)

to give a surface that looks like frost to

to injure or kill by frost : freeze

frivolverb

trifle entry 2 sense 1b

frivol 例句

1 It is very hard for a poor little woman to be left alone all day, while her better half is frivoling in the City with stocks and shares, and all sorts of nice amusing things.

2 "Cork all that frivol, old man, till you see me at tea," said Jack, moving into Biffen's yard.

3 What did this handful of yokels amount to, anyhow?—dull, frivoling, barn-dancing boors.

4 In order to square it all up for Edith, we must be able to say to these people that we haven't been frivolling—that we are going to be married at once.

5 But the other men made them first, you see, and I've just frivoled and played.

6 I imagine that Mr. Yates desires to show that, although certain people could frivol with the worst, they could also fight and die bravely.

7 He asked her all about herself, where she lived, if she got up early, if she was busy, if she frivolled, and arrived at a mental summary of her circumstances.

8 Of course, I like sensible conversation; one feels humiliated if a man does nothing but frivol, but there is a happy medium.

9 To think that I, Geoffrey Fox, who have frittered and frivoled, should have put on paper things which have burned into men's consciousness and have made them better.

10 "I'm just going to frivol, Nicholas, I am tired of work."

11 Whatever heart she had not frivoled away in wilfulness had been caught and won by Forsythe, the first grown man who had ever dared to make real love to her.

12 Only occasionally I look forward to the time when I shall be an angel frivoling in the eternal blue!

13 “Stop frivolling, and let me get to my point!” commanded Raymonde.

14 Many endure it in frivol and violence, the majority in bored, sullen submission.

15 "If I have frivolled enough, it's about time you said something."

16 "I can't tell you that," Win answered in a changed tone, as if suddenly she were weary of trying to "frivol."

17 At noon one would find something like the old frivol in the Ritz Restaurant,—large parties of much-dressed and much-eating women.

18 The scene is commonplace enough; twaddle and tea, after tennis; "frivolling"—it is their word; women too empty-headed and men too tired to do anything else.

19 We will even chatter and frivol, if Mr. Frohman will repeat the operation.

20 my friends warned me not to frivol with that guy, as he was likely to take me seriously

frivol 同义词

2 做无聊事

piffle fribble

7 做无聊的事

fribble

9 乱花

blue misspend

11 琐屑的

frivolous

12 轻举妄动

sling round on the loose

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