quibble
英 [ˈkwɪbl]
美 [ˈkwɪbl]
v. (为小事)争论，发牢骚; 斤斤计较; 吹毛求疵
n. (无足轻重的)抱怨，牢骚，小意见
复数：quibbles 现在分词：quibbling 过去式：quibbled 第三人称单数：quibbles 过去分词：quibbled
BNC.21011 / COCA.19608
同义词辨析
carpbellyachecavilquibble【导航词义：挑剔】
carpv. 挑剔，吹毛求疵
〔辨析〕
指不停地抱怨某事物，令人厌烦，常后接 at sb 或 about sth。
〔例证〕
Please stop carping at me.
请别再挑我的毛病了。
She always finds something to carp about.
她老是吹毛求疵。
请别再挑我的毛病了。
She always finds something to carp about.
她老是吹毛求疵。
bellyachev. 〈非正式〉发牢骚，抱怨
〔辨析〕
尤指对琐事发牢骚，常后接介词 about。
〔例证〕
He bellyaches about the job.
他对工作满腹牢骚。
She is bellyaching about the food.
她对饭菜很有怨言。
他对工作满腹牢骚。
She is bellyaching about the food.
她对饭菜很有怨言。
cavilv. 〈正式〉无端指责，吹毛求疵
〔辨析〕
指对某人或某事物求全责备，不讲道理，常后接介词 at。
〔例证〕
He cavilled at everything.
他事事挑剔。
They cavilled at our statement.
他们对我们的声明无端指责。
他事事挑剔。
They cavilled at our statement.
他们对我们的声明无端指责。
quibblev. 发牢骚，吹毛求疵
〔辨析〕
指对无关紧要的事斤斤计较，常后接介词 about/over。
〔例证〕
Don't quibble about unimportant things with me.
别为无关紧要的事和我斤斤计较。
She tends to quibble over minor details.
她常为一些细枝末节而发牢骚。
别为无关紧要的事和我斤斤计较。
She tends to quibble over minor details.
她常为一些细枝末节而发牢骚。
牛津词典
verb
- （为小事）争论，发牢骚；斤斤计较；吹毛求疵
to argue or complain about a small matter or an unimportant detail- It isn't worth quibbling over such a small amount.
不值得为这样的小数目斤斤计较。
- It isn't worth quibbling over such a small amount.
noun
- （无足轻重的）抱怨，牢骚，小意见
a small complaint or criticism, especially one that is not important- minor quibbles
小牢骚
- minor quibbles
柯林斯词典
- V-RECIP (为琐事)争辩，争吵
When peoplequibble overa small matter, they argue about it even though it is not important.- Council members spent the day quibbling over the final wording of the resolution...
委员会成员一整天都在为决议的最终措词争论不休。 - Let's not quibble.
我们别斤斤计较了。
- Council members spent the day quibbling over the final wording of the resolution...
- N-COUNT 牢骚;微不足道的抱怨
Aquibbleis a small and unimportant complaint about something.- These are minor quibbles.
这些不过是发发小牢骚罢了。
- These are minor quibbles.
英英释义
noun
- an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections
verb
- argue over petty things
- Let's not quibble over pennies
- evade the truth of a point or question by raising irrelevant objections
双语例句
- I might quibble over some of the finer points of the staging but overall it's a very impressive production.
我可能会对表演技巧的某些细节吹毛求疵，但演出总体上十分有声有色。 - Council members spent the day quibbling over the final wording of the resolution
委员会成员一整天都在为决议的最终措词争论不休。 - Kissinger felt that Rogers was quibbling, but the lawyer in Nixon supported the quibble of a fellow lawyer.
基辛格感到罗杰斯在挑刺儿。但是，律师事务所出身的尼克松支持他的同行的挑刺儿。 - 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。 - Another small quibble is that, for all its completeness, the book stops short of introducing popular advanced approaches to business decisions, such as real options and balanced scorecards.
另外，在完整性方面，本书没有介绍到流行的业务决策方法，比如实际期权法和平衡计分卡。 - The quibble is in the details.
有所怀疑的是细节问题。 - When you quarrel with a close friend, talk about the main dish, don't quibble over the appetizers
和亲近的朋友吵架时要就事论事，不要翻旧账 - Mikhail: Don't try to justify your thievery with excuses! Don't quibble about unimportant things with me.
米克黑尔：不要为你的偷窃行为狡辩了！别为了琐碎的小事和我狡辩。 - These are minor quibbles.
这些不过是发发小牢骚罢了。 - You could quibble whether the car actually is the future.
你可能会挑剔这车到底能否代表未来。