(cause sb to)become calm and serious(esp after a period of irresponsible or frivolous behaviour)

(使某人)冷静而严肃认真(尤指有马大哈之类举动之后)

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。

One of the rules for being rich is to avoid frivolous temptations. That is easier said than done, and we do not necessarily recommend that all people should lead a pure and joyless life.

变为富有的第一个规则是避免无重要意义的诱惑。说起来容易做起来难，而且我们也无意建议所有人都该过着平淡无味的生活。

Not sensible;frivolous or flighty

不合情理的;轻率的;轻浮的

frivolous remarks (behaviour)

不庄重的言语(举动).

She had a reputation of being a frivolous coquette

大家都说她是一个轻佻的荡妇。

and Teresa was frivolous and coquettish, and thus the embroidery and muslins, the cashmere waist-girdles, all dazzled her, and the reflection of sapphires and diamonds almost turned her giddy brain

但德丽莎原是生性轻佻而好卖弄风骚的，所以那些刺绣呀，花纱呀，克什米尔呢子的腰带呀什么的，都使她目迷心醉，而那蓝宝石和金

A frivolous escapade or prank.

恶作剧，怪诞动作无聊轻浮的越轨行为或恶作剧

It is far more important for us to let our kids, our future, know that art is neither frivolous nor superfluous.

更重要的是让我们的孩子，也就是我们的未来，了解艺术不是毫无意义或者根本不必要的。

There is nothing wrong with lawsuits per se, but many Americans now feel that some lawyers encourage clients to initiate frivolous lawsuits.

官司本身倒没问题,但是人们有一种普遍的感觉,觉得律师是在鼓动人们去打无谓的官司。

Looking at the candidates’ syllable count isn’t an entirely frivolous way of looking at elections, says Barbara Kellerman, research director at the Center for Public Leadership, in the John F Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.

哈佛大学肯尼迪政治学院公共领导中心主任芭芭拉·凯勒曼说考虑竞选人名字所含的音节数不完全是毫无意义的。

She is not a frivolous girl.

她不是一个轻薄的女子。

She has been allowed to dispose of her time in the most idle and frivolous manner

她打算以最懒散、不干任何正经事的方式来自由支配她的时间。

She thought that reading romantic novels was a frivolous way of spending her time.

她认为看浪漫小说是虚度时光.

She has a frivolous nature and won’t take anything seriously

她生性轻浮,什么事情都不肯认真对待。

You no more deceive me with that false calmness than I impose upon you with my frivolous solicitude

你不要再用那种假镇定来骗我，我也不用再对你装出儿戏式的关怀。

Frivolous and lighthearted;flighty.

轻浮的，轻佻的;轻狂的

Frivolous ,silly,or inanely giddy.

轻率的、傻的或空虚轻浮的

But her hopes are thwarted when Rochester begins going to parties in the neighborhood where he is courting the beautiful, frivolous Blanche Ingram.

然而她的希望遇到挫折，因为罗切斯特开始去邻里参加聚会，并向漂亮轻浮的布兰奇·英格兰姆献殷勤。

Instead of idling his time away in frivolous pleasures, however, he sought the company of other scholars like himself

然而他不是在轻浮的纵情享乐中虚度光阴，而是争取与像他一样的学者为伍。

Any “frivolous ” uses would detract from this important role and diminish the drug’s reputation

任何“轻浮”的用法都将偏离这一重要的作用，降低这种药的信誉。

Waiting for him to make his formal declaration of love, Miss Su inwardly faulted him for being so frivolous and tardy

苏小姐只等他正式求爱，心里怪他太浮太慢。

frivolous , false or groundless complaint

琐屑无聊、虚假或无根据的申诉

He was simply a fool to chuck himself away on such a frivolous woman

他把自己的情感投在这样一个轻薄的女人身上简直是个傻瓜。

At 18, he’s still rather frivolous and needs to grow up.

他到了18岁仍然很不懂事、很不成熟.

His wife’s bored attitude and frivolous gown proclaimed the heiress’s disregard of the insignificant interests at stake

他的妻子却以厌烦的表情和轻浮的衣饰来显示她根本不把这笔遗产放在眼里。

He made some frivolous remarks.

他说了些轻佻话。

It was frivolous of him to make such an accusation.

他提出这样的指控真无聊。

He was more certain than ever now that Tu Hsin-to was nothing more than a frivolous young hedonist

他向来以为杜新箨是不知厉害的享乐公子，现在他更加确定了。

He spent a lot of his money on frivolous things.

他在一些无聊的事上花了好多钱。