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
You'll send yourself to an early grave.
你这样会未老先衰的。
Money calls, but does not stay: It is round and rolls sway.
金钱会上门,不会留下来,因为是圆的,所以会滚开。
and he estimated that there were more than 2,250,000 in one acre;