Word · Frequency #13306
Barney
争吵；大吵大闹
a noisy quarrel or argument
英式口语
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Synonym of blimp (“soundproof cover for a video camera”).
同 blimp(摄像机隔音罩)。
牵引装置；拉曳器；同 blimp(摄像机隔音罩)。；大吵大闹；拉曳器
In use
We had a real barney about who should wash the dishes, but it was over in five minutes.
The two neighbours got into a loud barney over the fence last night.
After a heated barney in the meeting, they finally agreed on a plan.
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。
get into a barney (with sb)
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。
Common mistakes
They barneyed about the money.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。
They had barney about the money.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。
Connections
Collocations
- have a 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。
- get into a barney
- 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。
- a barney over something
- 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。
- a bit of a barney
- 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。
Idioms & figurative uses
- have a barney
- 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。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记住 barn（谷仓）开头：谷仓里有人大吵大闹，还拉来拉曳器——barney 就是争吵，也指拉曳器。
Context & Register
语域：informal 常见场景：everyday quarrels、informal speech 表示“大吵大闹”时多用于非正式口语，通常指比较激烈的争吵；“拉曳器”义项则属于专业术语，两者语体不同，请根据上下文判断。
Grammar Note
口语词。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Only Arnie rhymes with the British pronunciation /ˈbɑːni/ shown for barney. The -ney words (money, journey) share the spelling ending but do not rhyme because their vowels differ. Barley and barn share the initial /bɑː/ sound and bar-/barn- spelling, but their endings are different. Baron is a useful lookalike: its first syllable is /ˈbær-/, not /ˈbɑːr-/.
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.