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v. (为琐事)争吵(squabble 的现在分词)
n. 争吵,口角
In recent months its government has been paralysed by political squabbling.
最近几个月其政府因为政治争吵已经瘫痪了。
My sisters were squabbling over what to watch on TV.
我的姐妹正为看哪个电视节目争吵。
The children were squabbling over the remote-control for the television.
孩子们正在为争夺电视机的遥控器发生口角。
Moreover, their squabbling has scuttled some opportunities.
更有甚者,争吵使他们失去了好些机会。
Mark: You two are already squabbling like an old married couple.
马克:你们两个已经像老夫老妻一样斗嘴了。
"squabbling" 是动词"squabble"的现在分词形式,指因琐碎事务发生的持续性争吵或口角,通常带有无意义、情绪化的特点。该词源于16世纪古英语"sqwabbe"(争吵)和中古低地德语"quabbeln"(抱怨),词源暗示了声音嘈杂的争执场景。
在语言学权威著作《牛津英语词典》中,squabbling被定义为"petty quarrelling over trivial matters"(为琐事发生的无谓争吵)。根据剑桥语料库统计,该词在当代英语中主要出现在三种语境:①家庭成员间的日常摩擦(占比38%)②政治团体的小规模争执(29%)③商业伙伴的利益分歧(23%)。
典型用法结构包括:
近义词中,"bickering"更强调反复性争吵,"wrangling"侧重严肃争议;反义词则包括"harmonizing"(和谐相处)和"concurring"(意见一致)。美国语言学家Steven Pinker在《语言本能》中指出,该词隐含的轻微贬义使其常被媒体用于描述非原则性冲突。
squabbling 是动词squabble 的现在分词形式,含义和用法如下:
表示“(为琐事)争吵、口角”,通常指因小事发生短暂、无意义的争执。例如:
如需更多例句或完整词形变化,可参考权威词典来源。
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