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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

    • 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 decision settles a squabble of long standing.
      这项决定解决了长期的争吵。
    • But while fundamental fans squabble over which measures to use, their whole ethos has come under attack.
      但是当基本面支持者就哪种测度可以使用时,对他们的回应完全都是攻击。
    • 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。
    • 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。
    • Don't interfere in their squabble& let them fight it out among themselves.
      不要干预他们的争吵&让他们争个水落石出。
    • Babbitt did not often squabble with his employees.
      巴比特不常和雇员争吵。
    • 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。
    • The second most common regret involved family issues, with 16 percent of respondents expressing regret about a family squabble or having been unkind to a sibling as a child.
      排在第二位的常见憾事则跟家人有关,16%的被访者对某段家庭纷争或小时候欺负了兄弟姐妹而表示后悔。
    • 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。