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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
barneys — plural of barney
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争吵；大吵大闹
a noisy quarrel or argument
They had a barney over the final score.
他们为最终的比分大吵了一架。
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。
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。
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。
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。
Not this
They barneyed about the money.
Use this
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。
Not this
They had barney about the money.
Use this
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。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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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。
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。
口语词。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.