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quarrel
争吵；吵架；闹翻
核心释义
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.
对某事有分歧
have a disagreement over something
挑剔；抱怨；找茬；对某事有分歧；吵架；争论；挑剔
用法In use
They quarreled over the last piece of cake.
用法提示：quarrel 用作动词，过去时，表示因某事争吵，后接 over 引出争吵原因。
The couple often quarrels about money.
用法提示：quarrel 用作动词，一般现在时第三人称单数，后接 about 引出争吵主题。
She is quarreling with her brother about the television.
用法提示：quarrel 用作动词，现在进行时，后接 with 表示争吵对象，about 表示原因。
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
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
争吵 quarrel 谐音“阔若”——嗓门阔（大）如雷，若再吵就闹翻。
语境与语域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。
语法说明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。
发音与拼写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。
用法优先级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。
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