quibbling

英 [ˈkwɪblɪŋ]

美 [ˈkwɪblɪŋ]

v.  (为小事)争论，发牢骚; 斤斤计较; 吹毛求疵
quibble的现在分词

现在分词：quibbling　

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柯林斯词典

• V-RECIP (为琐事)争辩，争吵
  When peoplequibble overa small matter, they argue about it even though it is not important.
  1. Council members spent the day quibbling over the final wording of the resolution...
     委员会成员一整天都在为决议的最终措词争论不休。
  2. Let's not quibble.
     我们别斤斤计较了。
• N-COUNT 牢骚;微不足道的抱怨
  Aquibbleis a small and unimportant complaint about something.
  1. These are minor quibbles.
     这些不过是发发小牢骚罢了。

双语例句

• Stop quibbling about the use of the comma.
  别再争辩逗号的用法了。
• Council members spent the day quibbling over the final wording of the resolution
  委员会成员一整天都在为决议的最终措词争论不休。
• That is, perhaps, quibbling, but my main complaint about your question is more serious.
  这可能是在诡辩，但对于你的问题，我的主要不满则更为严肃。
• This is small-scale quibbling masquerading as a major doctrinal dispute.
  这在一定程度上是一种伪装成重要学术争论的诡辩。
• Quibbling about minor points of grammar;
  对语法的微小处吹毛求疵；
• Have done with your foolish quibbling.
  结束你那愚蠢的诡辩。
• What's a quibbling bitch.
  真是个麻烦的臭女人。
• It is sometimes argued that there is no point in studying philosophy as all philosophers ever do is sit around quibbling over the meaning of words.
  有人时不时地争辩说：研究哲学没有任何意义，因为哲学家们的所作所为，是围坐在一起，就词的意思吹毛求疵。
• JEM decided there was no point in quibbling and was silent.
  杰姆觉得跟他磨嘴皮子没意思，于是便不再做声了。
• Kissinger felt that Rogers was quibbling, but the lawyer in Nixon supported the quibble of a fellow lawyer.
  基辛格感到罗杰斯在挑刺儿。但是，律师事务所出身的尼克松支持他的同行的挑刺儿。