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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

    • 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 decision settles a squabble of long standing.
      这项决定解决了长期的争吵。
    • 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。
    • 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 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 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。
    • 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。
    • But the two bears continued to squabble.
      但这两位熊哥们继续争吵。
    • Babbitt did not often squabble with his employees.
      巴比特不常和雇员争吵。
    • 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。