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。
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。
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。
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。
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？
The producers and writers are treating serious history in a frivolous way, which should by no means be encouraged any longer.
电视制片人和剧作者在用一种肤浅的方式对待严肃的历史，这种对待历史的方式不应当再受到鼓励。
While many would consider Ivester's decision to skip a summer internship somewhat frivolous, the Stanford MBA has no regrets.
虽然不少人会觉得伊维斯特决定不利用暑假打工显得有些不务正业，但是这位斯坦福大学MBA班的高才生可一点儿也不后悔。
Perhaps that is because computers are less visibly polluting, or their use is not deemed, like air travel, to be frivolous and unnecessary.
或许，这是因为电脑的污染更加不易被察觉，或者其之使用不像航空飞行一样被认为是不重要且不必要的。
He acknowledged that the show could be cruel and frivolous, but said that it ultimately celebrated the triumph of the individual over the state.
他承认选秀可能有些残酷也有些轻浮无聊，但它最终代表了个人对国家的胜利。
Often we waste our time through frivolous activities, and the poor management of our business makes us fall behind even without our noticing.
我们经常会把时间浪费在一些琐碎的事情上，在不知不觉中对事业的疏于管理使得我们落后于人。
A California study found that as many as 45 percent of the emergency calls placed from cell phones in the state were frivolous or prank calls.
一项加利福尼亚州的研究发现，该州用移动电话拨打的紧急呼叫电话中，多达45%的是无谓轻率或者恶作剧。
A California study found that as many as 45 percent of the emergency calls placed from cell phones in the state were frivolous or prank calls.
一项加利福尼亚州的研究发现，该州用移动电话拨打的紧急呼叫电话中，多达45%的是无谓轻率或者恶作剧。
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