quibble

[美國]/ˈkwɪbl/
[英國]/ˈkwɪbl/
詞頻: 非常高

中文釋義

n. 詭辯;雙關語;迴避
vi. 就瑣事爭論或提出異議
vt. 就(瑣事)爭論或提出異議
Word Forms
複數quibbles
過去式quibbled
過去分詞quibbled
現在分詞quibbling
第三人稱單數quibbles

例句

a quibble about the wording of a statement

關於聲明措詞略有微詞

He quibbled about the price.

他爲價格爭論。

the only quibble about this book is the price.

人們對該書僅有的一點不滿是其價格。

these quibbles in no way detract from her achievement.

這些無關痛癢的批評絲毫不能貶低她的成就。

They agreed as to the grand outlines,but quibbled over particulars.

他們對重大要點表示同意,但對細節卻含糊其詞。

They always quibble over small details.

他們總是爲小細節爭論不休。

Stop quibbling and make a decision.

別再糾纏細枝末節了,做個決定吧。

She tends to quibble about everything.

她傾向於對一切事情都斤斤計較。

Let's not quibble about who's to blame.

我們別爭論誰該受責備了。

He loves to quibble about semantics.

他喜歡在語義上辯論。

There's no need to quibble over the price.

沒必要爲價格爭論。

They quibbled for hours without reaching a resolution.

他們爭論了幾個小時也沒有達成共識。

Stop quibbling and start working together.

停止爭吵,開始合作吧。

Don't quibble with me about the rules.

不要跟我較真規則。

She always finds something to quibble about.

她總能找到事情來挑剔。

原聲例句

Well, it's 106, but I won't quibble.

是的,106項,我就不謙虛了。

來源: Listening Digest

A quibble arose concerning the phrase " break out" .

“啓動”這個詞引起了爭議。

來源: The Call of the Wild

Ms Nestle says she would have no quibbles with sweet fizzy drinks if they were sipped occasionally, as a treat.

奈斯特說如果人們只是在喫飯招待的時候偶爾飲用加了甜味劑的碳酸飲料,她不會提出異議。

來源: The Economist (Summary)

I'm awfully sorry to quibble again, Minister, but you can't stop something before it starts.

對不起,大臣,我要打斷一下,可是沒出世的東西消滅不着。

來源: Yes, Minister Season 1

" If you say" . Dany would not quibble. Meereen might soon have need of every sword.

" 如你所說。" 丹妮含糊地回應。彌林很快會需要每一把劍。

來源: A Dance with Dragons: The Song of Ice and Fire (Bilingual Chinese-English)

When the longest star sticks around for a trillion years, why quibble about a few billion here and there?

當存活得最長的恆星已經存在了一萬億年之久時,爲什麼要到處計較這小小的幾十億呢?

來源: Crash Course Astronomy

In turn, Leonardo's Imola had quibbles too, he probably used parts of previous surveys and other artistic techniques.

反過來,列奧納多的伊莫拉地圖也有瑕疵,他可能使用了之前調查的部分內容和其他藝術技巧。

來源: Vox opinion

At any rate, with the rains held up, it is no time for me to quibble.

無論如何,雨停了,我沒有時間狡辯。

來源: Cross Creek (Part 2)

'Let us not quibble about terms.

'讓我們不要在條款上爭論不休。

來源: A handsome face.

The person was talking about some questionable quibbles to the quick.

並且這人正在說一些觸及要害的可疑的雙關語。

來源: Pan Pan

下載 App 以解鎖完整內容

想更有效率地學習單字嗎?下載 DictoGo 應用程式,享受更多單字記憶與複習功能!

立即下載 DictoGo