"trifle with" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 轻视
• 玩弄

Definition

把某人或某事当作不重要，或者对值得尊重的事物敷衍、不认真对待。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

通常用于较正式或文学语境，特别指对情感、责任等严肃话题掉以轻心。‘Don’t trifle with...’常作警告用语。不适用于轻松或幽默场合。

Examples

You should not trifle with people's feelings.

你不应该**玩弄**别人的感情。

Don't trifle with fire, it's dangerous.

不要**玩弄**火，很危险。

You must never trifle with your health.

你绝不能**轻视**自己的健康。

He likes to trifle with rules just to see what he can get away with.

他喜欢**无视**规则，只是想看看能否蒙混过关。

I wouldn’t trifle with her patience if I were you.

如果我是你，我不会**轻视**她的耐心。

Life is not something you can trifle with and expect no consequences.

生活不是你可以**随意对待**而不用承担后果的东西。