Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #7746
quarrel
争吵；吵架；闹翻
To have an angry argument or disagreement with someone; to squabble; to fall out.
- 1.
To argue fiercely; to contend; to squabble; to cease to be on friendly terms, to fall out.
- 2.
To find fault; to cavil.
- 3.
To argue or squabble with (someone).
- 4.
have a disagreement over something
对某事有分歧
挑剔；抱怨；找茬；对某事有分歧；吵架；争论；挑剔
In use
They quarreled over the last piece of cake.
The couple often quarrels about money.
She is quarreling with her brother about the television.
We quarreled over the question as to who discovered America
quarrel with sb about/over sth
He quarreled with his brother over the inheritance.
他与兄弟因遗产而争吵。
quarrel about/over sth
They quarreled about the best way to solve the problem.
他们为解决问题的最佳方法而争吵。
quarrel with sb
Connections
Collocations
- quarrel with someone
- 与某人争吵
- She quarrelled with her brother and they didn't speak for days.她与哥哥吵了一架，两人好几天没说话。
- quarrel about something
- 为某事争吵
- They are always quarrelling about whose turn it is to wash the dishes.他们总是为轮到谁洗碗而争吵。
- quarrel among themselves
- 互相争吵；内讧
- The committee quarrelled among themselves over the budget.委员会成员在预算问题上互相争吵。
- quarrel with something
- 对……有异议；挑剔……
- It is hard to quarrel with the committee's decision.很难对委员会的决定提出异议。
- quarrel bitterly
- 激烈争吵
- They quarrelled bitterly over the inheritance, and the family has never recovered.他们为遗产激烈争吵，这个家庭从此再未恢复如初。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
争吵 quarrel 谐音“阔若”——嗓门阔（大）如雷，若再吵就闹翻。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：家里、朋友之间、工作场合 该词属于中性常用词，日常口语和书面语都能用；通常表示因意见不同而争吵或闹翻。在比较随意的对话中，也常说 argue 来表达类似意思。
Grammar Note
常与介词 with 连用表示争吵对象，与 about/over 连用表示争吵内容。
Pronunciation & Spelling
coral、moral、laurel、sorrel 均与 quarrel 押韵，因为它们都包含 /ɒrəl/ 这个读音组合。但 squirrel（/ˈskwɪrəl/）和 quarry（/ˈkwɒri/）拼写看似相关，实则发音不同：squirrel 的元音是 /ɪ/，quarry 以 /i/ 结尾，均不与 quarrel 押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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。
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