Word

dustup

/ˈdʌstʌp/

noun

争吵；口角

核心释义

an angry dispute

愤怒的争吵；口角；吵闹；骚动；争吵

The two neighbors had a dustup over the property line.

两个邻居因为地界线发生了争吵。

用法提示：dustup 在此处为名词，表示一次争吵或争执。

There was a minor dustup at the meeting about the budget.

会议上关于预算问题发生了一场小争吵。

用法提示：dustup 在此处为名词，描述会议中的一次短暂争执。

Their dustup on social media quickly went viral.

他们在社交媒体上的争吵迅速走红。

用法提示：dustup 在此处为名词，指网络上的公开争执。

He had a dustup with his neighbor over the fence.

他因栅栏问题和邻居发生了争吵。

There was a dustup over the new policy at the meeting.

会议上就新政策发生了争执。

The two politicians got into a dustup during the debate.

两位政治家在辩论中陷入了争吵。

易错句子They dustup over the bill.正确表达They had a dustup over the bill.

错误地将'dustup'用作动词。'dustup'是名词，意为争吵，需搭配'have'或'get into'等动词使用。

易错句子There was dustup at the meeting.正确表达There was a dustup at the meeting.

'dustup'是可数名词，需要不定冠词'a'或'an'。中国学习者常漏掉冠词。