quibble

音标发音

• 英式音标 ['kwɪb(ə)l]
• 美式音标 [ˈkwɪb.əl]
• 国际音标 ['kwibl]
• 英式发音
• 美式发音

基本解释

• v.争论；推托；说模棱两可的话；说俏皮话；谬论
• n.吹毛求疵；遁辞；谬论；双关话

词根记忆

• quip(n.妙语；借口)的变体
• 来自quib(嘲讽) + ble→吹毛求疵的反对意见

同根派生

• adj性质的同根词

  quibbling：吹毛求疵的。

• n性质的同根词

  quibbling：诡辩；找碴子；吹毛求疵。

• v性质的同根词

  quibbling：推托；说模棱两可的话（quibble的ing形式）。

• quibble相关词

英汉例句

• Let's not quibble.
  我们别斤斤计较了。
• 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.
• She's only introducing this as a quibble.
  她提出此点,纯属遁词.
• Let's not quibble.
  我们别斤斤计较了。
• She's only introducing this as a quibble.
  她提出此点,纯属遁词.

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词组短语

短语

• nto quibble 狡辩
• quibble subterfuge 因为故意躲闪或掩饰错误
• equivocate quibble 说模棱两可的话
• to quibble 狡辩;调嘴
• pun quibble 有明暗两层含义的话语

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英英字典

剑桥英英字典

• to argue about, or say you disapprove of, something that is not important
• a complaint or criticism about something that is not very important

柯林斯英英字典

• 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.

• quibble剑桥字典
• quibble柯林斯字典