Word · Frequency #21011
quibbled
为小事争吵;吹毛求疵
quibbled is the past of quibble.
核心释义
to argue or complain about small, unimportant details
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遁词;双关语;吹毛求疵;争吵
n. an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections;v. evade the truth of a point or question by raising irrelevant objections;v. argue over petty things
含糊其辞;搪塞;吹毛求疵;争吵;说模棱两可的话;对...诡辩
用法In use
The board members spent most of the meeting quibbling about minor details instead of making a decision.
用法提示:此处 quibbling 为现在分词,表示‘为小事争辩’,与 about 连用。
I don't mean to quibble, but your figures don't add up.
用法提示:此处 quibble 为动词原形,表示‘提出无关紧要的异议’。
They quibbled over who should pay for the coffee until the cashier intervened.
用法提示:此处 quibbled 为过去式,表示‘为小事争吵’,后接 over。
quibble over/about sth
动词用法,指为小事争论;over 和 about 均可引导争论的事项。
They quibbled over the price for a few minutes.
他们为价格争吵了几分钟。
quibble with sth
动词用法,表示对某事提出琐碎的反对意见,常用来回避问题核心。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- quibble over
- 为…争吵不休;对…吹毛求疵
- They spent hours quibbling over the wording of the contract.他们花了几个小时为合同的措辞争论不休。
- quibble with
- 对…提出细小的异议;挑剔
- She quibbled with every claim in the report.她对报告中的每一项论断都吹毛求疵。
- a minor quibble
- 小小的不满;无关紧要的异议
- The film is excellent; my only minor quibble is the shaky camera work.这部电影很出色;我唯一的小小不满是镜头有些晃动。
- raise a quibble
- 提出(无关紧要的)异议
- One reviewer raised a quibble about the timeline.一位评论家对时间线提出了异议。
- without quibble
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把 quibble 联想成 quick+nibble:爱吹毛求疵的人就像快速小口啃咬细节,为小事争吵。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:日常对话、一般书面评论、网络讨论 该词多用于日常对话和一般书面语,表示“为小事争辩/吹毛求疵”(动词)或“遁词、无关紧要的异议”(名词),语气略有批评;整体较中性,不算太正式。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
nibble、scribble、dribble 都与 quibble 押韵(/ɪbəl/)。注意:bible、cable、bubble 拼写看似接近,但元音不同,不押韵。
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