quibble
音標(biāo)發(fā)音
- 英式音標(biāo) ['kw?b(?)l]
- 美式音標(biāo) [?kw?b.?l]
- 國際音標(biāo) ['kwibl]
- 英式發(fā)音
- 美式發(fā)音
基本解釋
- v.爭論；推托；說模棱兩可的話；說俏皮話；謬論
- n.吹毛求疵；遁辭；謬論；雙關(guān)話
詞根記憶
- quip(n.妙語；借口)的變體
- 來自quib(嘲諷) + ble→吹毛求疵的反對意見
同根派生
- adj性質(zhì)的同根詞
- quibbling：吹毛求疵的。
- n性質(zhì)的同根詞
- quibbling：詭辯；找碴子；吹毛求疵。
- v性質(zhì)的同根詞
- quibbling：推托；說模棱兩可的話（quibble的ing形式）。
英漢例句
- Let's not quibble.
我們別斤斤計(jì)較了。 - Why quibble ? It just amounted to pulling an inconsiderate monkey.
算了吧,直當(dāng)是拉著個不通人情的猴子吧. - She's only introducing this as a quibble.
她提出此點(diǎn),純屬遁詞. - Let's not quibble.
我們別斤斤計(jì)較了。 - She's only introducing this as a quibble.
她提出此點(diǎn),純屬遁詞.
詞組短語
- nto quibble 狡辯
- quibble subterfuge 因?yàn)楣室舛汩W或掩飾錯誤
- equivocate quibble 說模棱兩可的話
- to quibble 狡辯;調(diào)嘴
- pun quibble 有明暗兩層含義的話語
短語
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
- 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.