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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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

• a quarrel about petty points
  Synonym:bickerbickeringspattiffpettifoggeryfuss

verb

• argue over petty things
  1. Let's not quibble over pennies
  Synonym:quibblenigglepettifogbickerbrabble

双语例句

• Me and the wife are just having a little squabble.
  我和我妻子小吵架而已。
• 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。
• I've never seen you in a domestic squabble before.
  我以前没见过你跟女人斗嘴。
• Vindictive little men and women squabble, with a different kind of relationship.
  小男女斗嘴斗气，有了一种别样的关系。
• 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。
• Bone Gnawers: Pathetic creatures, they squabble in the street and then expect to be welcomed into our mansions!
  可怜的造物，他们在大街上争吵然后期望能在我们的官邸中受欢迎！
• 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。
• 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。
• But these senators scheme and squabble and flatter and deceive.
  但那些议员们只会争吵算计阿谀奉承还有欺骗。