wrangling

英 [ˈræŋɡlɪŋ]

美 [ˈræŋɡlɪŋ]

v.  (通常为长时间地)争吵，争辩
wrangle的现在分词
n.  争吵

复数：wranglings　现在分词：wrangling　

BNC.19431 / COCA.17568

柯林斯词典

• V-RECIP (长时间)吵架，争吵，争论
  If you say that someoneis wrangling withsomeoneovera question or issue, you mean that they have been arguing angrily for quite a long time about it.
  1. The two sides have spent most of their time wrangling over procedural problems...
     双方大部分时间都在围绕程序问题争论不休。
  2. A group of MPs is still wrangling with the government over the timing of elections.
     一群下院议员仍在与政府就选举的时间安排争吵个不停。
  3. Wrangleis also a noun.
     
  4. The party was torn apart by wrangles over fiscal policy...
     该党内部因为在财政政策上争执不休而出现了分裂。
  5. He was involved in a legal wrangle with the Health Secretary.
     他卷入了与卫生大臣的法律纠纷之中。

英英释义

noun

• an instance of intense argument (as in bargaining)
  Synonym:hagglehagglingwrangle

双语例句

• Madonna backed out of the project after much wrangling
  多番争吵之后，麦当娜退出了这个项目。
• Yet the wrangling over Darfur should not divert attention from southern Sudan.
  然而，达尔富尔的争端不应当转移国际社会对苏丹南部的关注。
• After years of wrangling, the Taiwan government has legalised gaming on its offshore islands.
  在经历了数年的争论之后，台湾政府已将离岛的赌博合法化。
• The two sides have spent most of their time wrangling over procedural problems
  双方大部分时间都在围绕程序问题争论不休。
• The government is wrangling with various groups demanding compensation.
  政府正在与要求赔偿的各方争论。
• She's always wrangling with the bank manager over money.
  她总是跟银行经理因为钱的事争吵。
• The old man's offspring are wrangling over the estate.
  这个老人的子女们正在为遗产争吵。
• The major reasons for the inundate modern international terrorism are: wrangling over nationalities, religions and territories;
  现代国际恐怖主义泛滥的主要原因是民族、宗教、领土纷争；
• It was a defiant statement after months of bitter wrangling.
  这是几个月激烈争吵后的挑衅性声明。
• They finally struck a bargain after weeks of wrangling over who would get what.
  他们吵了几个星期谁该得到什么，最终达成了协议。