英语单词

squabble是什么意思

squabble

英 ['skwɒb(ə)l] 美 ['skwɑbl]
  • vi. 发生口角;大声争吵
  • vt. 弄乱(排好的铅字)
  • n. 争吵;口角

助记提示


1. 谐音“死聒吧、死聒驳、死磕吧、死磕驳”-------两个傻逼在那里使劲儿地聒噪、争吵。

英文词源


squabble (n.)
c. 1600, probably from a Scandinavian source and of imitative origin (compare dialectal Swedish skvabbel "a quarrel, a dispute," dialectal German schwabbeln "to babble, prattle"). The verb also is from c. 1600. Related: Squabbled; squabbling.

双语例句


1. Don't squabble over trifles.
不要为一点小事就吵起来.

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2. Mother is devoted to Dad although they squabble all the time.
母亲很爱父亲,尽管他们总是为琐事拌嘴。

来自辞典例句

3. Babbitt did not often squabble with his employees.
巴比特不常和雇员争吵.

来自辞典例句

4. Then there was a squabble on the landing.
不一会,楼梯口上传来一阵吵闹声.

来自辞典例句

5. I hate to squabble with my wife about money.
我厌恶为钱的事兴太太争吵.

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