carping + noun (criticism, remarks, tone)
carping 作形容词时最常放在名词前，修饰 criticism、remarks、tone 等表示言语或态度的名词。
She was tired of his constant carping criticism.
她厌倦了他没完没了的挑剔批评。
爱挑剔的；吹毛求疵的；抱怨不休的
过度抱怨。；挑毛病的
过度抱怨。
complaining excessively.
Her carping comments about the food made dinner unpleasant.
她对食物的挑剔评论让晚餐很不愉快。
用法提示：carping 作定语修饰 comments，表示“爱挑剔的”。
Stop your carping criticism and try to find something positive.
别再没完没了地抱怨批评了，试着找点积极的东西。
用法提示：carping 作定语修饰 criticism，意为“抱怨不休的”。
The manager ignored the carping complaints from a few unhappy customers.
经理没有理会少数不满顾客没完没了的抱怨。
用法提示：carping 作定语，表达“没完没了的抱怨”。
carping 作形容词时最常放在名词前，修饰 criticism、remarks、tone 等表示言语或态度的名词。
She was tired of his constant carping criticism.
她厌倦了他没完没了的挑剔批评。
用于介词短语中说明说话或做事的方式，语气偏正式。
He answered in a carping tone that irritated everyone.
他用一种吹毛求疵的语气回答，惹恼了所有人。
可指人一贯爱抱怨、爱挑毛病的心态或言论，带贬义。
Her carping remarks made the meeting tense.
她那些挑剔的话让会议气氛紧张。
grammar · medium
易错句子She is a carping.
正确表达She is a carping person.
carping 是形容词，不能单独作名词放在冠词后；必须修饰名词或作表语。中文常省略“人/者”等中心名词，英语不能这样省略。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is always carping for the food.
正确表达He is always carping about the food.
表示“对某事抱怨/挑剔”时，carping 后接介词 about，不用 for；这是中文“对……抱怨”直译成 for 的常见错误。
grammar · medium
易错句子His carping remarks for her cooking annoyed everyone.
正确表达His carping remarks about her cooking annoyed everyone.
名词 remarks 表示“关于……的评论”时用介词 about，不用 for；carping 修饰 remarks，不改变这个介词搭配。
captious 多指在辩论或评判中爱抓细小错误、存心挑刺，带论辩色彩；carping 则指没完没了地抱怨、挑毛病，更日常常用。
carving 是名词或动名词，指雕刻或雕刻作品；carping 是形容词，意为爱挑剔的。两者拼写只差一个字母，读音 /ˈkɑːvɪŋ/ 与 /ˈkɑːpɪŋ/ 也不同。
querulous 强调带着怨气、脾气坏地发牢骚，偏书面语，常形容人的性格或语气；carping 强调对细节不断挑剔抱怨，常形容批评或言语。
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