quibbling

常見例句

Someone will immediately start quibbling that “eastern” Europe doesn’t exist.
立馬有人吹毛求疵：何來“東歐”一說？
That is, perhaps, quibbling, but my main complaint about your question is more serious.
這可能是在詭辯，但對於你的問題，我的主要不滿則更爲嚴肅。
Freed from the pettifogging concerns of quibbling lawyers and self-serving politicians, goes the argument, he can concentrate on eradicating extremism.
有個論調(diào)說，擺脫了吹毛求疵的律師和自私的政客們的所謂的關(guān)心，他能夠集中精力根除極耑主義。
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It is time to stop quibbling and achieve real efficiencies in pensions and medical care.
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On the third such occasion, the bum suggested a pose, which Rousselot accepted without quibbling.
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Should a major terrorist event occur, however, the lawmakers' quibbling over the bill could become academic.
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