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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

    • 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。
    • Consumers face a mess of discordant devices and services, not to mention spotty availability, as cable providers, networks, and tech companies squabble over turf.
      由于有线电视运营商、广播网和技术公司竞相争夺地盘,消费者面临一个乱七八糟的局面:不配套的设备和服务,更不用说断断续续的信号了。
    • 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。
    • Babbitt did not often squabble with his employees.
      巴比特不常和雇员争吵。
    • 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。
    • 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。
    • A squabble had broken out between General Tu Liming, commander in chief in Manchuria, and General Sun Li-jen, a graduate of Virginia Military Institute.
      东北剿总司令杜聿明将军和孙立人将军之间发生了争吵。孙是美国弗吉尼亚军事学院的毕业生。
    • But the two bears continued to squabble.
      但这两位熊哥们继续争吵。
    • Don't squabble over trifles.
      不要为一点小事就吵起来。
    • 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?