have a barney (with sb)
barney 是英式非正式说法,指不太严重但激烈的争吵。
They had a barney over the final score.
他们为最终的比分大吵了一架。
争吵;大吵大闹
牵引装置;拉曳器;同 blimp(摄像机隔音罩)。;大吵大闹;拉曳器
a noisy quarrel or argument
英式口语
同 blimp(摄像机隔音罩)。
Synonym of blimp (“soundproof cover for a video camera”).
We had a real barney about who should wash the dishes, but it was over in five minutes.
我们为了谁该洗碗大吵了一架,但五分钟就结束了。
用法提示:用 had a barney 表示‘大吵了一架’,barney 是名词。
The two neighbours got into a loud barney over the fence last night.
昨晚两个邻居因为栅栏问题大声争吵起来。
用法提示:get into a barney 意为‘发生争吵’,barney 为名词。
After a heated barney in the meeting, they finally agreed on a plan.
会议上激烈争吵一番后,他们终于就计划达成一致。
用法提示:a heated barney 中 barney 作名词,意为‘激烈的争吵’。
barney 是英式非正式说法,指不太严重但激烈的争吵。
They had a barney over the final score.
他们为最终的比分大吵了一架。
get into a barney 强调开始发生争吵,而 have a barney 更侧重大吵一架这件事本身。
He got into a barney with the referee and was sent off.
他和裁判发生了争吵,结果被罚下场。
比 barney 更正式、更常用,泛指任何规模的争吵,不特别强调“吵闹”或“非正式”。
英式非正式用语,与 barney 都指大声争吵,但 row 更常见于口语,也可指抽象纠纷。
语气较轻,指因琐事发生的小争吵,barney 则强调激烈程度,不能完全互换。
词义较宽泛,既可指理性讨论也可指争论,barney 专指情绪化的吵嚷。
grammar · medium
易错句子They barneyed about the money.
正确表达They had a barney about the money.
“barney” 是名词,不是动词;表示“争吵”时应使用 have a barney,而不能把它当作动词直接加 -ed。中文里“吵架”是动词,这种词性误用是典型的中文迁移错误。
grammar · medium
易错句子They had barney about the money.
正确表达They had a barney about the money.
“barney” 是可数名词单数,前面需要冠词 a;中文没有冠词系统,因此学习者容易漏掉 a。
针对barney“大吵大闹”义项,指无争吵的平静状态。
指人际关系融洽、无冲突的状态,与争吵相对。
指意见统一或达成共识,与barney所表示的争吵相反。
row 作名词读 /raʊ/ 时才表示‘大声争吵’,多用于英式口语,后面常接 over/about;barney 也是这类争吵,但更强调闹剧式的大喊大叫。注意 row 还有 /rəʊ/ 的读音,表示‘一排’,那是另一个词。
brawl 侧重多人参与的肢体冲突,常伴随暴力;barney 多指口头上的‘大吵大闹’,即使激动也不一定动手。描述新闻事件中出现‘斗殴’时用 brawl,不要用 barney。
squabble 指因小事而嘟嘟囔囔地争吵,规模小、多带孩子气;barney 指更热闹激烈的大吵大闹。要形容‘小事上的争执’用 squabble,形容‘大吵一架’用 barney。
大吵一架
They had a barney about who left the door open.
他们因为谁没关门大吵了一架。
吵起来,开始争吵
The two fans got into a barney after the match.
比赛结束后,两名球迷吵了起来。
为某事发生的争吵
There was a barney over the last seat in the room.
为了房间里最后一个座位,发生了一场争吵。
小小的争执,小吵
There was a bit of a barney outside the pub.
酒吧外面发生了点小争执。
大吵大闹时人们往往会提高音量喊叫
争吵通常伴随着很大的噪音
愤怒情绪常常引发或加剧争吵
争执前后气氛往往很紧张
很多争吵是由误会引起的
大吵一架;激烈争吵
They had a barney over who left the door unlocked.
他们为谁没锁门大吵了一架。
麻烦,困境(伦敦押韵俚语,与 trouble 押韵)
He got himself into a bit of Barney Rubble with the boss.
他跟上司闹了点麻烦。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.