Word · Frequency #23135
quarrelsome
爱吵架的；好争吵的
given to quarreling
- 1.
Argumentative; fond of or prone to quarreling.
好争吵的；爱吵架的。
- 2.
given to quarreling
好争吵的
好争吵的；爱吵架的。；好争吵的；好辩
In use
My younger brother is so quarrelsome that he argues with our parents every day.
The meeting turned quarrelsome when the two sides could not agree on the price.
She tried to stay calm, but her quarrelsome coworker kept provoking her.
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。
a quarrelsome [noun]
quarrelsome 放在名词前作定语，常修饰 person、neighbor、colleague 等表示人的名词。
The new manager is a quarrelsome person who argues about every detail.
新经理是个爱争吵的人，每个细节都要争论。
become/grow quarrelsome
become 或 grow 后接 quarrelsome，表示逐渐变得爱争吵。
As the discussion heated up, she became quarrelsome.
随着讨论变得激烈，她开始爱争吵了。
be quarrelsome with sb
表示“和某人吵”时，用 be quarrelsome with sb。
He is often quarrelsome with his coworkers.
他经常和同事吵架。
Common mistakes
She is very quarrel.She is very quarrelsome.
quarrel 是名词或动词（如 have a quarrel / quarrel with），不是形容词；表示“爱吵架的”应使用形容词 quarrelsome。
They always quarrelsome with each other.They always quarrel with each other.
quarrelsome 是形容词，不能直接作谓语动词；表示“吵架”这一动作要用动词 quarrel，搭配 with sb。
Connections
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
- 爱争吵的邻居
- Our quarrelsome neighbor complained about every little noise.我们那个爱争吵的邻居对每一点噪音都要抱怨。
Learner notes
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。
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。
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.