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  • pettifogging

    • 英 [ˈpetɪfɒgɪŋ]
    • 美 [ˈpetɪfɑgɪŋ]

    释义

    • adj.
      讼棍的，骗人的，诡辩的
    • v.
      讲歪理，诡辩，做讼棍( pettifog的现在分词 )

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    • 讼棍

    The meddlesome officials engaged in pettifogging oversight.

    那些爱管闲事的官员们搞起了吹毛求疵的监管。

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    The handling is simple and is a far cry from pettifogging tidy structure.

    处理简单,是相去甚远讼棍整齐的结构.

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  • 英英释义

    Adjective

    • 1. quibbling over insignificant details;

      "caviling pettifoggers and quiggling pleaders"-Edmund Burke

      "her nagging and carping attack"

      "thought her editor unnecessarily nitpicking"

      "a pettifogging lawyer's mind"

      "had no patience with quibbling critics"

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