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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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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

    • Why do some travelers squabble about overhead bin space? Or feud over an armrest?
      为什么有些旅客会为舱顶行李箱或扶手发生口角?
    • But these senators scheme and squabble and flatter and deceive.
      但那些议员们只会争吵算计阿谀奉承还有欺骗。
    • The bribery scandal sparked a squabble between radicals and moderates in the parliament.
      贿赂丑闻在国会激进派和温和派之间引发了一场争吵。
    • The question always came down to, are these fiduciary numbers that investment managers charged with keeping money for widows and orphans rely on, or are they just inside baseball for the industry to squabble over and not all that important? That question has never been answered.
      问题最终归结为,这些预测数据到底是那些为孤儿寡母理财的投资经理们进行投资决策的依据,还是只是行业内部自说自话的产物,根本无足轻重?这个问题一直没有答案。
    • I've never seen you in a domestic squabble before.
      我以前没见过你跟女人斗嘴。
    • Vindictive little men and women squabble, with a different kind of relationship.
      小男女斗嘴斗气,有了一种别样的关系。
    • 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。
    • Instead, its dozens of sovereign mini-states squabble and fight constantly.
      组成瑞士的十几个拥有主权的州彼此之间争吵不断,斗争不休。
    • The performers squabble among themselves while they wait for their audience.
      这些表演者在等待观众时不断争吵。
    • Me and the wife are just having a little squabble.
      我和我妻子小吵架而已。