Word · Frequency #12974
bicker
为琐事争吵；拌嘴
To argue or quarrel about unimportant matters.
- 1.
To quarrel in a tiresome, insulting manner.
以令人厌烦、侮辱的方式争吵
- 2.
To brawl or move tremulously, quiver, shimmer (of a water stream, light, flame, etc.)
争吵；颤动；闪烁(水流、光、火焰等)
- 3.
To patter.
滴答作响
- 4.
To skirmish; to exchange blows; to fight.
小规模冲突；交战；打斗
颤动；闪烁；发出嗒嗒声；啪嗒作响；斗殴；扭打；以令人厌烦、侮辱的方式争吵；争吵；颤动；闪烁(水流、光、火焰等)
In use
The two brothers are always bickering over trivial matters.
Stop bickering and try to solve the problem together.
They bickered for hours about whose turn it was to wash the dishes.
Verb forms
base bicker · third person bickers · -ing bickering · past bickered · past participle bickered
规则动词
Connections
Collocations
- bicker over
- 为…争吵
- They often bicker over the TV remote.他们经常为电视遥控器争吵。
- bicker with
- 与…拌嘴
- He bickered with his neighbor about the fence.他为围栏的事和邻居拌嘴。
- bicker endlessly
- 无休止地争吵
- The two sides bickered endlessly without reaching an agreement.双方无休止地争吵，始终未能达成一致。
- bickering couple
- 争吵不休的情侣
- The bickering couple drew everyone's attention.那对争吵不休的情侣引起了所有人的注意。
Synonyms
- squabble
- 为琐事大声争吵；发生口角 · 与bicker相近，指为小事争吵，但squabble更偏向孩子气、嗓门大的吵闹，而bicker更强调持续、尖刻的相互指责。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆：bicker 音似“哔咔”，想象两个人像鸟儿一样“哔咔哔咔”为小事吵个没完，即拌嘴、争吵。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：family arguments、office disputes、online comment threads bicker 通常用于日常口语和一般非正式写作，指因琐事或小事没完没了地争吵，语气比 argue 随意，略带贬义；正式书面语中比较少见，更常用 argue 或 quarrel。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 -icker 结尾，重读音节的元音与 bicker 的 /ɪkə(r)/ 相同，均押韵。注意 biker 拼写与 bicker 很相似，但读作 /ˈbaɪkər/，并不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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