quibble

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音标发音

英式音标 ['kwɪb(ə)l]
美式音标 [ˈkwɪb.əl]
国际音标 ['kwibl]
英式发音
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基本解释

v.争论；推托；说模棱两可的话；说俏皮话；谬论
n.吹毛求疵；遁辞；谬论；双关话

词根记忆

quip(n.妙语；借口)的变体
来自quib(嘲讽) + ble→吹毛求疵的反对意见

同根派生

adj性质的同根词
quibbling：吹毛求疵的。
n性质的同根词
quibbling：诡辩；找碴子；吹毛求疵。
v性质的同根词
quibbling：推托；说模棱两可的话（quibble的ing形式）。

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英汉例句

Let's not quibble.
我们别斤斤计较了。
Why quibble ? It just amounted to pulling an inconsiderate monkey.
算了吧,直当是拉着个不通人情的猴子吧.
She's only introducing this as a quibble.
她提出此点,纯属遁词.
Let's not quibble.
我们别斤斤计较了。
She's only introducing this as a quibble.
她提出此点,纯属遁词.

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词组短语

短语

nto quibble 狡辩
quibble subterfuge 因为故意躲闪或掩饰错误
equivocate quibble 说模棱两可的话
to quibble 狡辩;调嘴
pun quibble 有明暗两层含义的话语

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英英字典

剑桥英英字典

to argue about, or say you disapprove of, something that is not important
a complaint or criticism about something that is not very important

柯林斯英英字典

When people quibble over a small matter, they argue about it even though it is not important.
A quibble is a small and unimportant complaint about something.