| 单词 | to quibble |
| 例句 | DEFINITIVE EXAMPLES 权威例句〔ARGUE〕She said I owed her twenty dollars. I thought it was twenty-five but I wasn't going to quibble. 她说我欠她20美元，我记得是25美元，但我不会和她争了。朗文写作活用〔cavil〕To quibble about; detect petty flaws in.挑剔，找茬：对…挑剔；在…寻找小瑕疵美国传统〔palter〕To quibble, especially in bargaining.讨价还价：诡辩，特别是在讨价还价中美国传统〔quibble over〕They continued to quibble about the date of departure when I came in.我进来时他们仍在为动身日期争论不休。21世纪英汉〔quibble〕He had no desire to quibble when decisive action was called for.在需要当机立断的时候他不想含糊其词避开正题。英汉大词典〔quibble〕His main weakness is to quibble over unimportant things.他的主要缺点是爱对小事吹毛求疵。21世纪英汉 |
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