Word · Frequency #21840
bickering
口角；小争吵
a quarrel about petty points
常指无谓的争吵
- 1.
Petty quarreling.
琐碎的争吵
琐碎的争吵
In use
After hours of bickering, the committee finally reached a decision.
Their constant bickering annoyed everyone in the office.
The bickering between the two neighbors seemed endless.
bicker about/over sth
用 about 或 over 引出争论的话题。
They were bickering about who should do the dishes.
他们在争论谁应该洗碗。
bicker with sb
表示与某人争吵。
The children bickered with each other all morning.
孩子们整个早上都在互相争吵。
bickering (noun)
作名词时通常不可数，但可用复数形式 bickerings 指多次争吵。
The constant bickering between neighbors made the street unpleasant.
邻居之间不断的争吵让这条街道变得不愉快。
Common mistakes
They bickering all the time.They are bickering all the time.
中文中缺少进行时态的助动词，英语现在进行时需加be动词。
They are bickering each other.They are bickering with each other.
bicker是不及物动词，后接宾语需加介词with。
Connections
Collocations
- constant bickering
- 不断的争吵
- The constant bickering between the two brothers drove their parents crazy.两兄弟之间不断的争吵让父母发疯。
- petty bickering
- 鸡毛蒜皮的争吵
- Let's stop the petty bickering and focus on real problems.别再为鸡毛蒜皮的事争吵了，让我们专注于真正的问题。
- endless bickering
- 无休止的争吵
- Their marriage was destroyed by endless bickering.他们的婚姻被无休止的争吵毁掉了。
- political bickering
- 政治争吵
- The bill was delayed by political bickering in Congress.该法案因国会中的政治争吵而被拖延。
- family bickering
- 家庭内部的争吵
- The holiday was spoiled by family bickering.假期被家庭内部的争吵破坏了。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：bickering 里的 bicker 像 pick（啄），两只鸟为一点米粒互相啄、叽叽吵，就是为小事口角。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：family disputes、political disagreements、workplace conflicts 该词通常指为小事反复争吵，多用于日常对话和新闻报道，也见于正式评论。语气略带否定或厌烦，整体属于中性偏口语的用法。
Pronunciation & Spelling
真正与 bickering /ˈbɪkərɪŋ/ 押韵的词有 flickering 和 snickering，共同结尾均为 /-ɪkərɪŋ/。注意 biker（/ˈbaɪkər/）和 hickory（/ˈhɪkəri/）拼写相似但读音不同；bicker /ˈbɪkər/ 是动词原形，去掉 -ing 后的读音。
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.