| 单词 | squabble |
| 释义 | squabble (skwɒbəl ) Word forms: squabbles , squabbling , squabbled verb When people squabble, they quarrel about something that is not really important. They are devoted to each other although they squabble all the time. [VERB] The children were squabbling over the remote-control gadget for the television. [pl-n V over/about n] My four-year-old squabbles with his friends. [VERB + with] Synonyms: quarrel, fight, argue, row squabbling uncountable noun In recent months its government has been paralysed by political squabbling. Collocations: internal squabble Shamed by his condition (the coma resulted from an internal squabble), his family abandoned them. The Times Literary Supplement The tour will no doubt be fun but also tiring, which could lead to potential internal squabbles. The Sun This scheme fell through, but, despite some internal squabbles that made headlines at the time in the local press, the abbey thrived. Times, Sunday Times A party review found that poor morale and internal squabbles also paved the way for the loss of all but eight seats in the general election. Times, Sunday Times The party's fall was equally swift after a series of internal squabbles and it received only 2.1 per cent of votes in the 2013 national election. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 争论 Japanese: つまらないことで口論する |
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