bicker

英 [ˈbɪkə(r)]

美 [ˈbɪkər]

v.  (为小事)斗嘴，争吵
n.  争吵; 小的口角; （水的）潺潺声

现在分词：bickering　第三人称单数：bickers　过去式：bickered　过去分词：bickered　

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牛津词典

verb

• （为小事）斗嘴，争吵
  to argue about things that are not important
  1. The children are always bickering about something or other.
     孩子们有事没事总是在争吵。

柯林斯词典

• V-RECIP 斗嘴；争吵；发生口角
  When peoplebicker, they argue or quarrel about unimportant things.
  1. I went into medicine to care for patients, not to waste time bickering over budgets...
     我行医是为了治病救人，而不是浪费时间为预算问题争论不休。
  2. The two women bickered constantly.
     这两个女人经常发生口角。
  3. ...as states bicker over territory...
     当国家为领土问题而争吵时
  4. He is still bickering with the control tower over admissible approach routes.
     他还在为可采用的进近航线与指挥塔台争执不下。

英英释义

noun

• a quarrel about petty points
  Synonym:bickeringspattiffsquabblepettifoggeryfuss

verb

• argue over petty things
  1. Let's not quibble over pennies
  Synonym:quibblenigglepettifogsquabblebrabble

双语例句

• The United Nations can either be a place where we bicker about outdated grievances, or forge common ground;
  联合国这个地方，既能够使我们为宿怨争吵不休，也可以让我们奠定共同基础；
• We need to talk things out, not bicker.
  我们必须恳谈，切勿争吵。
• Their idea of a spending discussion is to bicker about whether discretionary outlays should be cut aggressively or downright savagely.
  他们在就支出展开讨论时，也只是争论可自由支配支出是应大幅削减还是应完全取消。
• Be mindful and don't snap, bicker or be mean to others.
  要注意不要谩骂，争吵或对人刻薄。
• It can reduce reactive power rush and solve voltage bicker change caused by power active violent change.
  减少无功功率的冲击，解决了矿热炉在生产过程中由于功率变化剧烈而引起的电压闪变。
• The food chilled on their plates and there seemed nothing to talk about except an endless friendly bicker about food.
  菜盛在盘子里逐渐冷了下来，除了说来说去只是好心劝对方努力加餐之类的话以外，他们好像找不到别的话好说了。
• And don't wait until you bicker to turn on the charm.
  不要等到你们发生了口角才来展现你的魅力。
• Shine on a demon mirror: Return to dare to bicker, whether want to rob my seat?
  照妖镜：还敢顶嘴，是不是想抢我的位子呀？
• I went into medicine to care for patients, not to waste time bickering over budgets
  我行医是为了治病救人，而不是浪费时间为预算问题争论不休。
• But, after a humiliating election rout, as factions within the party bicker over its causes and as recriminations break out, Labour's crown will seem a shabby one to inherit.
  但是，在遭受屈辱性的竞选失败后，当党内小派系间为他们的事业争斗，歧视的事件发生，工党的桂冠将看起来如此卑劣而不堪继承。