英语词汇“piddling”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

pid•dling adj.

so small in amount as to be unimportant or ignored;
negligible:the school's piddling resources for special students.

pid•dling adj.

amounting to very little;
trifling;
negligible:a piddling sum of money.

piddle + -ing² 1550–60

trivial, insignificant, paltry, picayune.

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piddling /ˈpɪdlɪŋ/ adj

informal petty; trifling; trivial

ˈpiddlingly adv

pid•dle v. [no object], -dled, -dling.

to waste time;
dawdle:just piddling around doing nothing.
[Informal.]to urinate.

pid•dle v., -dled, -dling.
v.i.

to spend time in a wasteful, trifling, or ineffective way;
dawdle (often fol. by around):He wasted the day piddling around.
[Informal.](esp. of children and pets) to urinate.

v.t.

to waste (time, money, etc.);
fail to utilize (usually fol. by away).

origin, originally uncertain 1535–45

pid′dler, n.

piddle /ˈpɪd^əl/ vb

(intransitive) informal to urinate
when tr, often followed by away: to spend (one's time) aimlessly; fritter

Etymology: 16th Century: origin unknown

ˈpiddler n

单词	piddling
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 pid•dling /ˈpɪdlɪŋ/USA pronunciation adj. so small in amount as to be unimportant or ignored; negligible:the school's piddling resources for special students. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 pid•dling (pid′ling),USA pronunciation adj. amounting to very little; trifling; negligible:a piddling sum of money. piddle + -ing² 1550–60 trivial, insignificant, paltry, picayune. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: piddling /ˈpɪdlɪŋ/ adj informal petty; trifling; trivial ˈpiddlingly adv WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 pid•dle /ˈpɪdəl/USA pronunciation v. [no object], -dled, -dling. to waste time; dawdle:just piddling around doing nothing. [Informal.]to urinate. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 pid•dle (pid′l),USA pronunciation v., -dled, -dling. v.i. to spend time in a wasteful, trifling, or ineffective way; dawdle (often fol. by around):He wasted the day piddling around. [Informal.](esp. of children and pets) to urinate. v.t. to waste (time, money, etc.); fail to utilize (usually fol. by away). origin, originally uncertain 1535–45 pid′dler, n. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: piddle /ˈpɪd^əl/ vb (intransitive) informal to urinate when tr, often followed by away: to spend (one's time) aimlessly; fritter Etymology: 16th Century: origin unknown ˈpiddler n
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