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
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- 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。
- My sisters were squabbling over what to watch on TV.
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.- 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。
- Mother is devoted to Dad although they squabble all the time...
英英释义
noun
verb
双语例句
- The decision settles a squabble of long standing.
这项决定解决了长期的争吵。 - 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。 - Of course, in the beginning, shares in any enterprise have just hope value, so it can seem petty to squabble too much.
当然，在一开始，所有企业的股票都只具有期望价值，这时为了股权大吵大闹或许会显得小肚鸡肠。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - This is a squabble for the soul of the little country where I grew up.
在我成长于斯的小国荷兰，正上演着一场关于灵魂的论战。 - 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。 - I've never seen you in a domestic squabble before.
我以前没见过你跟女人斗嘴。 - 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。