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wrangle

英 ['ræŋg(ə)l] 美 ['ræŋɡl]

解释

n. 争论；吵嘴
vi. 争论；争吵
vt. 争论；争吵；辩驳
n. (Wrangle)人名；(瑞典)弗朗勒

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中文词源

wrangle 争吵

来自PIE*wrengh,弯，转，来自PIE*wergh的鼻音形式，词源同wring,wriggle。引申词义纠缠，扭打，争吵。

英文词源

wrangle: wrangle: see wrong
wrangle (v.): late 14c., from Low German wrangeln "to dispute, to wrestle," related to Middle Low German wringen, from Proto-Germanic *wrang-, from PIE *wrengh-, nasalized variant of *wergh- "to turn" (see wring). Meaning "take charge of horses" is by 1897, American English. Related: Wrangled; wrangling. The noun is recorded from 1540s.

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例句和用法

1. He was involved in a legal wrangle with the Health Secretary.: 他卷入了与卫生大臣的法律纠纷之中。

2. a legal wrangle between the company and their suppliers: 这家公司与各供货商之间长期的法律纠纷

3. I don't want to get into a wrangle with the committee.: 我不想同委员会发生争执.

4. The two countries fell out in a bitter wrangle over imports.: 这两个国家在有关进口问题的激烈争吵中闹翻了.

5. The two of them began to wrangle the moment they got talking.: 他们两人一谈就顶牛儿.