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
- Concrete Success was defined so clearly& no one could quibble about man, moon, or decade.
对于成功有详细清晰的定义-没有人能对人，月球，或者十年内有第二个模棱两可的解释。 - One may quibble about the exact unemployment figures but the general trend is undeniable.
你可以为确切的失业人数争辩，但总的趋势是不容否认的。 - Let's not quibble.
我们别斤斤计较了。 - 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 - Ms. van Dijk did have one quibble: She was shown falling off a chair while meeting Dr. Oz in the episode.
不过，范戴克女士也不是完全没有牢骚：那一集有个镜头是她见到奥兹医生时从椅子上摔了下来。 - You might quibble over just how useful useful() is, or whether addspam() is really such a good enhancement, but at least the mechanisms follow the pattern you will typically see in useful decorators.
addspam（）真的是那样出色的增强吗？但这种机制至少符合您通常能在有用的decorator中看到的那种模式。 - 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。 - These are minor quibbles.
这些不过是发发小牢骚罢了。 - The lack of an immediate apology constituted a gross misjudgment in a culture in which corporate executives are expected to apologise swiftly and quibble over fault later.
未能立即做出道歉是十足的判断失误，在日本文化中，企业高管应迅速进行道歉，要推诿责任也是以后的事。 - 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。