trifle with

英 [ˈtraɪfl wɪð]

美 [ˈtraɪfl wɪð]

（不能）轻慢; （不可）小看; （不可）怠慢

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB (不能)轻慢;(不可）小看;(不可)怠慢
  If you say that someone isnota personto be trifled with, you are indicating to other people that they must treat that person with respect.
  1. He was not someone to be trifled with...
     对他可不能小觑。
  2. No man in Tabriz trifled with the executioner.
     在大不里士没人敢轻视行刑者。

双语例句

• This was but a trifle compared with the overwhelming air forces about to be hurled upon the island.
  这和行将投入该岛的具有压倒之势的空军相比，不过是个零头而已。
• Men trifle with their business and their politics, but they never trifle with their games.
  男人拿生意和政治当儿戏，可是他们玩起来却从不当儿戏。
• And to add to these swaggering ways he was a trifle of a musician, and played the guitar with such a flourish that some said he made it speak;
  除了傲慢之外，他还装作懂点音乐，能拨拉几下吉他，于是有人就说他是在用吉他说话。
• Don't trifle with me!
  别跟我开玩笑！
• You are too generous to trifle with me.
  我知道你为人爽快不会戏弄我。
• One could not trifle or compromise with a terror of this kind. a stiff or threatening gait.
  一种僵硬或危险的步态。
• He likes to trifle with his female colleagues.
  他老想占女同事便宜。
• It's wrong of you to trifle with the girl's affections. The violinist has technical skill but not much feeling.
  你玩弄那位姑娘的感情是不对的。这位小提琴手技巧不错，但缺乏感情。
• George was a trifle awkward with girls but fond of dancing.
  乔治与女孩子打交道有点笨，但是却喜爱跳舞。
• Don't trifle with me; give me a straight answer.
  别拿我不当回事；给我一个直截了当的答复。