Word · Frequency #23135
quarrelsome
爱吵架的;好争吵的
核心释义
given to quarreling
- 1.
好争吵的;爱吵架的。
Argumentative; fond of or prone to quarreling.
- 2.
好争吵的
given to quarreling
好争吵的;爱吵架的。;好争吵的;好辩
用法In use
My younger brother is so quarrelsome that he argues with our parents every day.
用法提示:quarrelsome 为形容词作表语,与 so...that 连用,表示‘非常爱争吵的’。
The meeting turned quarrelsome when the two sides could not agree on the price.
用法提示:turn quarrelsome 中 quarrelsome 为形容词作表语,表示‘变得充满争吵的’。
She tried to stay calm, but her quarrelsome coworker kept provoking her.
用法提示:quarrelsome 为形容词作前置定语,修饰 coworker,意为‘爱争吵的’。
quarrelsome when drinking
be quarrelsome
quarrelsome 是形容词,作表语时描述某人爱争吵的性情。
The children are quarrelsome when they are bored.
孩子们无聊的时候很爱吵架。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- quarrelsome nature
- 好争吵的天性
- His quarrelsome nature made it hard for him to keep friends.他好争吵的天性使他很难交到朋友。
- quarrelsome mood
- 想吵架的心情
- Don't talk to him now — he's in a quarrelsome mood.现在别跟他说话——他正想找人吵架。
- quarrelsome child
- 爱吵架的孩子
- She was a quarrelsome child and often argued with her classmates.她小时候爱吵架,经常和同学争执。
- become quarrelsome
- 变得爱争吵
- He becomes quarrelsome after drinking too much.他喝太多酒后就会变得爱争吵。
- quarrelsome neighbor
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把 quarrelsome 拆成 quarrel(争吵)+ some,联想“总想吵上一架的人”,就是好争吵的。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:日常对话、书面描述 quarrelsome 是中性词,通常形容人容易争吵或喜欢争吵,日常口语和书面语中都比较常见,没有明显的正式或非正式色彩。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
None of the above rhymes exactly with /ˈkwɔrəlsəm/. The -some words share only the suffix /səm/; troublesome has a similar ending /əlsəm/ but a different stressed vowel, and quarrel shares the base /ˈkwɔrəl/ but not the /səm/ suffix. These are lookalikes, not true rhymes.
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.