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squabble

squabble

[英] [ˈskwɔbəl] [美] [ˈskwɑbəl] 生词本

vi.

n.

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1. V-RECIP (为琐事)争吵,起争执 When people squabble, 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。

squabbling
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  • In recent months its government has been paralysed by political squabbling.

    最近几个月来,其政府已经因政治口水战而陷入瘫痪状态。

  • Squabble is also a noun.
    • There have been minor squabbles about phone bills.

      因电话账单发生过几次小小的争吵。

Noun

1. a quarrel about petty points

Verb

1. argue over petty things;

  • "Let's not quibble over pennies"
1. Don't squabble over trifles.
不要为一点小事就吵起来。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》