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。
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。
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？
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。
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。
THE Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has rarely beenthe frivolous sideshow suggested by its Whitehall nickname, “theministry of fun”.
别看英国的文化、媒体和体育部（DCMS）在白厅中有着“娱乐署”的绰号，它可鲜少扮演轻浮逗笑的杂耍角色。
No matter what a person's income bracket is, most can usually find a way to cut back on frivolous spending, just like a few frugal billionaires.
不论一个人的收入是多少，大多数人还是可以找到削减不必要开支的办法的，就像这些节约的亿万富翁一样。
They are trying to wean themselves off fossil fuels, grow their own food and timber, acquire fewer frivolous possessions and produce less waste.
他们试图不使用化石燃料，自己种植粮食和木材，减少废品和垃圾的产生。
America needs fewer and simpler laws, and stricter curbs on frivolous suits and outlandish damages.Curiously, its leaders are in no rush for reform.
美国需要更少更简单的法律，以及对鸡毛蒜皮的诉讼和古怪的损害赔偿更加严格地进行限制。
America needs fewer and simpler laws, and stricter curbs on frivolous suits and outlandish damages.Curiously, its leaders are in no rush for reform.
美国需要更少更简单的法律，以及对鸡毛蒜皮的诉讼和古怪的损害赔偿更加严格地进行限制。
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