Word · Frequency #18512
squabble
/ˈskwɒbl/
noun
争吵；口角
A minor fight or argument.
- 1.
A minor fight or argument.
小争吵或争论
小争吵或争论；争吵；口角
In use
The children had a silly squabble over who would sit in the front seat.
Their constant squabbles about money eventually broke up the band.
It was just a minor squabble between neighbors, not a serious dispute.
Connections
Collocations
- have a squabble
- 发生口角
- The children had a squabble about the toy.孩子们为了玩具吵了一架。
- family squabble
- 家庭小争吵
- A family squabble broke out over the holiday plans.一场关于假期计划的家庭小争吵爆发了。
- petty squabble
- 琐碎的口角
- Don't let a petty squabble ruin your friendship.别让琐碎的口角毁了你们的友谊。
- a squabble over
- 为…发生的争吵
- There was a squabble over the last slice of pizza.为最后一片披萨发生了一场小争吵。
- a squabble with
- 与…的口角
- He had a squabble with a colleague over the report.他和一位同事为那份报告发生了口角。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记法：把squabble联想成‘小鸽子(squab)为小事咕咕争吵’，争吵虽小，但声音不小。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话、新闻报道、家庭或同事间的小争执 squabble 通常指为小事发生的争吵，语气比 quarrel 或 argument 轻，多用于日常对话和非正式场合；在新闻中描述政治小纷争时也不显生硬。
Grammar Note
常与介词about连用
Pronunciation & Spelling
Wobble、hobble、cobble、gobble 与 squabble（英式 /ˈskwɒbl/）押韵。Bubble 和 scribble 拼写相似，但元音分别为 /ʌ/ 和 /ɪ/，不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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