bicker

英 [ˈbɪkə(r)]

美 [ˈbɪkər]

v.  (为小事)斗嘴，争吵
n.  争吵; 小的口角; （水的）潺潺声

现在分词：bickering　第三人称单数：bickers　过去式：bickered　过去分词：bickered　

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牛津词典

verb

• （为小事）斗嘴，争吵
  to argue about things that are not important
  1. The children are always bickering about something or other.
     孩子们有事没事总是在争吵。

柯林斯词典

• V-RECIP 斗嘴；争吵；发生口角
  When peoplebicker, they argue or quarrel about unimportant things.
  1. I went into medicine to care for patients, not to waste time bickering over budgets...
     我行医是为了治病救人，而不是浪费时间为预算问题争论不休。
  2. The two women bickered constantly.
     这两个女人经常发生口角。
  3. ...as states bicker over territory...
     当国家为领土问题而争吵时
  4. He is still bickering with the control tower over admissible approach routes.
     他还在为可采用的进近航线与指挥塔台争执不下。

英英释义

noun

• a quarrel about petty points
  Synonym:bickeringspattiffsquabblepettifoggeryfuss

verb

• argue over petty things
  1. Let's not quibble over pennies
  Synonym:quibblenigglepettifogsquabblebrabble

双语例句

• Shine on a demon mirror: Return to dare to bicker, whether want to rob my seat?
  照妖镜：还敢顶嘴，是不是想抢我的位子呀？
• You'll realise that other people are inclined to bicker and do battle over stuff that's directly linked to jobs, reputations and making progress.
  牛牛们必须明白，其他人因为那些直接关系到了工作、地位和渴望突破上的问题所以更倾向于拌嘴和争执。
• We began to bicker and argue.
  我们开始争吵、争论。
• The United Nations can either be a place where we bicker about outdated grievances, or forge common ground;
  联合国这个地方，既能够使我们为宿怨争吵不休，也可以让我们奠定共同基础；
• Chief executives bicker publicly on social media, and companies run smear campaigns against each other, reaching levels of public antagonism less common outside of China.
  首席执行长们在社交媒体上公开唇枪舌战，企业相互进行恶意营销，而这种公开对抗的状况在中国以外地区实属罕见。
• Or as Mr. Bernet, an actor, explains, 'Parents need timeouts, too.' The couple also tries to prevent potential blowups by cutting each other extra slack during times with high bicker potential, including while in the car and just before dinner.
  或者像贝尼特所说的，当父母的也需要叫暂停。在吵架可能性较高的时候（包括开车时或晚饭前），夫妻两人还会多宽容对方一些，以防发火。
• The food chilled on their plates and there seemed nothing to talk about except an endless friendly bicker about food.
  菜盛在盘子里逐渐冷了下来，除了说来说去只是好心劝对方努力加餐之类的话以外，他们好像找不到别的话好说了。
• Although we fight, we bicker, delight or even anger, you are my best friend forever.
  吵架也好，斗嘴也好，开心也好，出气也好，你永远是我最好的死党。
• Gandalf: ( rises) Do you not understand that while we bicker among ourselves, Sauron's power grows?! None can escape it!
  刚多尔夫：（站起）你不理解当我们之间斗嘴时，索隆的力量在阳光雨露下成长？谁也不能逃开它！
• Their idea of a spending discussion is to bicker about whether discretionary outlays should be cut aggressively or downright savagely.
  他们在就支出展开讨论时，也只是争论可自由支配支出是应大幅削减还是应完全取消。