Toad ceased his frivolous antics at once.

托德立刻停止了他那轻浮的滑稽动作。

"There's a common belief that reading literature is frivolous, or not practical," Mar said.

“人们普遍认为阅读文学作品是轻浮的，或者是不切实际的。”马尔说。

Some critics will point out subjects such as Art or Music and label them as being frivolous and time-wasting.

一些评论家会指出艺术或音乐之类的学科，并为它们贴上轻浮和浪费时间的标签。

There are some who say Marconi lost his edge when commercial broadcasting came along; he didn't see that radio could or should be used to frivolous ends.

有人说，当商业广播出现时，马可尼失去了优势，他认为收音机不可以也不应该用于无聊的目的。

Sorry, I was being frivolous.

对不起，我失态了。

Isabelle was a frivolous little fool, vain and flighty.

伊莎贝尔曾是一个轻率的小傻瓜，自负而轻浮。

I just decided I was a bit too frivolous to be a doctor.

我只是认定自己有点儿太轻率，不适合当医生。

The group says it wants politicians to stop wasting public money on what it believes are frivolous projects.

该团体说他们希望政客们停止在该团体认为无用的项目上浪费公款。

This isn't frivolous work.

可不能小看了这项工作。

When it comes to frivolous fads, the Pet Rock is king.

若论无聊时尚之王，非宠石莫属。

One of the rules for being rich is to avoid frivolous temptations.

变为富有的第一个规则是避免无重要意义的诱惑。

Do you think playing with gadgets is frivolous? Are you a bit too serious?

你是否认为玩弄小零件是在做无聊的琐事呢？

He had something of the eighteenth century about him; frivolous and great.

他是从十八世纪来的：轻浮而自大。

But their concerns, although expressed at the wrong time, are not frivolous.

但是，尽管他们的担忧表达时机不当，也并不是无关紧要。

We have a little fun with fashion, even to the point of being more frivolous.

我们饶有趣味地品味时尚，甚至纯粹就是为了好玩。

American doctors pay a fortune to insure themselves against frivolous lawsuits.

美国医生为了避免繁琐的法律诉讼交了大笔钱。

For example, a long list might deflect undue attention or absorb frivolous requests.

例如，一个冗长的列表可能会反映不适当的注意或者引起过多的请求。

An end to frivolous patents for business processes will be a blessing to online commerce.

终止无意义的商业方法专利对在线商务是一个好消息。

We do this by showing interest in their interests even if it seems wild or frivolous to us.

我们尊重他们关爱他们，就要表现得对他们感兴趣的事物感兴趣，即使这些事物在我们看来很疯狂或很无趣。

Smartphone- and tablet-makers are under less pressure, since their gadgets have non-frivolous uses.

而智能电话跟平板电脑因无琐碎功能，故制造商压力较小。

America needs fewer and simpler laws, and stricter curbs on frivolous suits and outlandish damages.

美国需要更少、更简单的法律，要更加严格地限制鸡毛蒜皮的官司和莫名其妙的损失。

There already existed between them all the dissonances of the grave young man and the frivolous old man.

他俩之间早已存在着一个严肃的青年人和一个轻浮的老年人之间的各种不和协。

I get the safety of knowing I won't be the target of a frivolous lawsuit, since I have very little net worth.

因为我的价值不高，所以我不会成为一个轻浮的官司的目标，这让我感到安全。

But he took a conservative view of frivolous lawsuits against corporations and excessive punitive damages.

但在针对企业的轻率诉讼和过度的惩罚性损害赔偿上，他持有保守的观点。

I hate grand events, with all the noise and the bad air and the colors and, of course, the frivolous gossip.

我讨厌盛大的盛会，讨厌盛会上的各种嘈杂的声音，令人作呕的空气和各种各样的颜色，当然还有那些鸡毛蒜皮的流言蜚语。

One can support umpteen causes, most of which are worthy and deserving, whereas some can be rather frivolous and obscure.

一个人可以支持很多的公益事业，其中大多数是有价值且值得为之的，尽管其中一些可能相当琐碎模糊。

Frivolous or not, it makes you wonder about the biggest question of all: Does Hollywood reflect our reality — or determine it?

不管是否无聊，那可能会让你思考最大的问题：好莱坞是反映现实还是决定现实？