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
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- 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。
- My sisters were squabbling over what to watch on TV.
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.- 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。 - 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。 - 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。
- Mother is devoted to Dad although they squabble all the time...
英英释义
noun
verb
双语例句
- But the two bears continued to squabble.
但这两位熊哥们继续争吵。 - 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。 - 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。 - Members of the management staff at the shopping center approached and asked them to leave, setting off a squabble that soon turned into a vigorous debate between the staff members and bystanders defending the artists.
购物中心的管理人员走上前来,叫他们离开,引起了一场口角,并很快演变成了一场管理人员和支持这两位艺术家的旁观者之间的激辩。 - Regulators have been cooling off the squabble since Sunday, assuring the anxious broth hawkers that their recipes need not be unveiled for public viewing, the China Daily said.
《中国日报》报道说,监管机构自上周日开始便一直在平息这场争论,并向这些担心火锅底料配方揭露的老板们保证说,他们的配方不必向大众公开。 - 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。 - I've never seen you in a domestic squabble before.
我以前没见过你跟女人斗嘴。 - 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! - 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 decision settles a squabble of long standing.
这项决定解决了长期的争吵。