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

• 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。
• This brings us to our next point, which is why do humans bicker with one another so?
  这带来了我们下一个观点，那就是为什么人类如此彼此争吵？
• A little girl, she and her mother, who bicker out money at that time who did not.
  有一个小女孩，她因事和妈妈拌嘴外出，当时身上也没有带钱。
• Parents in London are more likely to quarrel and bicker than in country districts.
  伦敦的父母比乡村地区父母更容易争吵。
• 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。
• And don't wait until you bicker to turn on the charm.
  不要等到你们发生了口角才来展现你的魅力。
• 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。
• 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。
• But, after a humiliating election rout, as factions within the party bicker over its causes and as recriminations break out, Labour's crown will seem a shabby one to inherit.
  但是，在遭受屈辱性的竞选失败后，当党内小派系间为他们的事业争斗，歧视的事件发生，工党的桂冠将看起来如此卑劣而不堪继承。
• We began to bicker and argue.
  我们开始争吵、争论。