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squabble

英 ['skwɒb(ə)l] 美 ['skwɑbl]

解释

vi. 发生口角；大声争吵
vt. 弄乱（排好的铅字）
n. 争吵；口角

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英文词源

squabble (n.): c. 1600, probably from a Scandinavian source and of imitative origin (compare dialectal Swedish skvabbel "a quarrel, a dispute," dialectal German schwabbeln "to babble, prattle"). The verb also is from c. 1600. Related: Squabbled; squabbling.

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例句和用法

1. Don't squabble over trifles.: 不要为一点小事就吵起来.

2. Mother is devoted to Dad although they squabble all the time.: 母亲很爱父亲，尽管他们总是为琐事拌嘴。

3. Babbitt did not often squabble with his employees.: 巴比特不常和雇员争吵.

4. Then there was a squabble on the landing.: 不一会,楼梯口上传来一阵吵闹声.

5. I hate to squabble with my wife about money.: 我厌恶为钱的事兴太太争吵.