have a squabble about/over sth
常与 have 连用,表示发生了口角;about 和 over 后接争吵的话题。
The children had a squabble over whose turn it was.
孩子们为了轮到谁而吵了一架。
争吵;口角
squabbles — plural of squabble
小争吵或争论
小争吵或争论
A minor fight or argument.
The children had a silly squabble over who would sit in the front seat.
孩子们为了谁坐前排座位而愚蠢地争吵了一番。
用法提示:squabble作名词,指小争吵,在句中作had的宾语。
Their constant squabbles about money eventually broke up the band.
他们为钱不断争吵,最终导致乐队解散。
用法提示:squabbles是squabble的复数形式,作句子的主语。
It was just a minor squabble between neighbors, not a serious dispute.
那只是邻居间的一次小口角,并非严重争端。
用法提示:squabble作名词,表示小争执,在句中作表语。
常与 have 连用,表示发生了口角;about 和 over 后接争吵的话题。
The children had a squabble over whose turn it was.
孩子们为了轮到谁而吵了一架。
between 后接争吵的双方,人数可多可少。
There was a short squabble between the two neighbours about parking.
两个邻居之间为了停车的事发生了一场短暂的争吵。
get into 强调卷入争吵,with 后接争吵的对象。
He got into a squabble with the waiter over the bill.
他为了账单的事和侍者吵了起来。
over 引出争吵的焦点,也可换用 about。
The squabble over the budget delayed the meeting.
围绕预算的争吵使会议推迟了。
squabble 尤指为琐事的小争吵;quarrel 更常用,可指一般争吵,语域中性偏正式。
tiff 多指情侣或朋友间的小别扭,squabble 则更侧重大声小吵;tiff 语气更随便。
spat 多用于美式英语,时间短、程度轻;squabble 同样指小吵,但 spat 常带突然发生之意。
argument 范围更广,可指严肃的争论;squabble 仅指小事上的争吵,语气更轻。
row(英式)指吵闹的争吵,声音和情绪更激烈;squabble 则是琐碎的小吵,程度较轻。
grammar · medium
易错句子We had squabble about who should pay.
正确表达We had a squabble about who should pay.
squabble 在这里指一次具体的口角,是可数名词单数;可数名词单数前需要冠词或其他限定词,所以加 a。
grammar · medium
易错句子The kids had several squabble during the trip.
正确表达The kids had several squabbles during the trip.
several 后面必须接可数名词复数;squabble 的复数是 squabbles,不能保留单数形式。
grammar · medium
易错句子They had a squabble on the last piece of cake.
正确表达They had a squabble over the last piece of cake.
表示争吵围绕的事情时,squabble 后接 about 或 over,不接 on;over 在这里引出争论的焦点。
相对小争吵的分歧,指意见或立场一致。
指关系融洽、无争吵的状态,与squabble相对。
指没有争吵或冲突的平静状态。
正式用语,指意见或利益一致,与争吵相对。
squabble 多指为琐事反复发生的短暂口角,语气较轻;quarrel 指更认真、更持久的争吵,可用于严重冲突。
spat 与 squabble 都指小争吵,但 spat 更强调一次性的短暂爆发,常见于美式英语,也常指亲密关系中的小摩擦;squabble 可指来回拌嘴。
tiff 多指亲友或恋人之间因小事闹的短暂别扭,程度比 squabble 更轻、更偏私密关系;squabble 不限于亲密关系,也可指多人间为琐事争执。
发生口角
The children had a squabble about the toy.
孩子们为了玩具吵了一架。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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sibling squabble 是常见搭配,指兄弟姐妹之间的小争吵。
squabble 常被形容为 petty,强调起因或内容微不足道。
squabble 常发生在家庭成员之间,带有日常、非正式的色彩。
很多 squabble 由小事或误会引起,属于同一语义场景。
争吵之后需要 resolve a squabble,属于冲突处理这一语义场。
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