quibble 详细解释

quibble

['kwibl]

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

词形变化

名词: quibbler | 动词过去式: quibbled | 动词过去分词: quibbled | 动词现在分词: quibbling | 动词第三人称单数: quibbles |

词义辨析

同义参见:

fight  differ  criticize  

英英释义

名词 quibble:

an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections

同义词：quiddity, cavil

动词 quibble:

evade the truth of a point or question by raising irrelevant objections

argue over petty things

同义词：niggle, pettifog, bicker, squabble, brabble

补充

quibblequibble英:[ˈkwibl] 美:[ˈkwɪbəl]n.1.双关语,遁辞,谬论v.1.以双关语说出,说模棱两可的话,说俏皮话;对…诡辩

例句

1. She always quibbles about household affairs with her mother.她总是为了家庭琐事跟母亲争论不休。 2. He often quibbled when I asked for his advice.当我向他请教时，他常常讲些模棱两可的话。 3. His main weakness is to quibble over unimportant things.他的主要缺点是爱对小事吹毛求疵。 4. the only quibble about this book is the price.人们对该书仅有的一点不满是其价格。 5. they are always quibbling about the amount they are prepared to pay.他们对需要支付的数量总是斤斤计较。 6. People ignored the main point of the speech and quibbled about its length.人们忽略了这次演讲的主旨，而对演讲的长度纠缠不休。 7. Why are you quibbling over such a small amount of money?你为何对这么一点钱斤斤计较？ 8. Our only quibble about the trip was that it rained a lot.我们对这次旅行唯一的不快是天老下雨。 9. a minor quibble小牢骚

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