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squabble

英 [ˈskwɒbl]

美 [ˈskwɑːbl]

v.  (为琐事)争吵,发生口角
n.  争吵,口角

复数:squabbles 现在分词:squabbling 过去式:squabbled 第三人称单数:squabbles 过去分词:squabbled 

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Collins.1 / BNC.18512 / COCA.17073

牛津词典

    verb

    • (为琐事)争吵,发生口角
      to argue noisily about sth that is not very important
      1. My sisters were squabbling over what to watch on TV.
        我的姐妹正为看哪个电视节目争吵。

    柯林斯词典

    • V-RECIP (为琐事)争吵,起争执
      When peoplesquabble, they quarrel about something that is not really important.
      1. Mother is devoted to Dad although they squabble all the time...
        母亲很爱父亲,尽管他们总是为琐事拌嘴。
      2. The children were squabbling over the remote-control gadget for the television...
        孩子们正在为抢夺电视机的遥控器而争吵。
      3. My four-year-old squabbles with his friends...
        我那个 4 岁大的孩子常和他的小伙伴们斗嘴。

    英英释义

    noun

    verb

    双语例句

    • Mother is devoted to Dad although they squabble all the time
      母亲很爱父亲,尽管他们总是为琐事拌嘴。
    • Don't squabble over trifles.
      不要为一点小事就吵起来。
    • Me and the wife are just having a little squabble.
      我和我妻子小吵架而已。
    • A squabble had broken out between General Tu Liming, commander in chief in Manchuria, and General Sun Li-jen, a graduate of Virginia Military Institute.
      东北剿总司令杜聿明将军和孙立人将军之间发生了争吵。孙是美国弗吉尼亚军事学院的毕业生。
    • This is a squabble for the soul of the little country where I grew up.
      在我成长于斯的小国荷兰,正上演着一场关于灵魂的论战。
    • Babbitt did not often squabble with his employees.
      巴比特不常和雇员争吵。
    • Bone Gnawers: Pathetic creatures, they squabble in the street and then expect to be welcomed into our mansions!
      可怜的造物,他们在大街上争吵然后期望能在我们的官邸中受欢迎!
    • Consumers face a mess of discordant devices and services, not to mention spotty availability, as cable providers, networks, and tech companies squabble over turf.
      由于有线电视运营商、广播网和技术公司竞相争夺地盘,消费者面临一个乱七八糟的局面:不配套的设备和服务,更不用说断断续续的信号了。
    • I've never seen you in a domestic squabble before.
      我以前没见过你跟女人斗嘴。
    • Besides, the invariable squabble for money on Saturday nights had begun to weary her unspeakably.
      另外,每星期六都为了钱而发生的争吵已使她开始感到说不出的厌倦。