英语词汇“squabble”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

WORD ORIGINsquabble

Origin:

1600-1700 Probably from a Scandinavian language

VERB TABLE

squabble

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	squabble
	he, she, it	squabbles
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	squabbled
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have squabbled
	he, she, it	has squabbled
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had squabbled
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will squabble
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have squabbled

Continuous Form
Present	I	am squabbling
	he, she, it	is squabbling
	you, we, they	are squabbling
Past	I, he, she, it	was squabbling
	you, we, they	were squabbling
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been squabbling
	he, she, it	has been squabbling
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been squabbling
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be squabbling
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been squabbling

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

Oh, for goodness sake, stop squabbling, you two!
The kids always squabble about who should do the dishes.

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

A fist fight followed, with much shouting and squabbling, until the ragged man succeeded in driving up to the door.
Don't be tempted to mix similar species of Tanganyikan cichlids - especially Julidochromis, as they will squabble violently.
Now moderate and conservative Republicans are squabbling over the interpretation.
Pigeons there on the parapet opposite, squabbling, jostling for position.
The city's school system, among the worst of a bad lot through the state, is full of squabbling.
The crime remained unique, and lawmakers were still squabbling over the ramifications.
The depositions touch on rumors of illegal drug use, extramarital affairs and petty squabbling.

THESAURUS► argue

to speak angrily to someone because you disagree with them about something: · Those two are always arguing.· We rarely argue with each other.

► have an argument

to argue with someone for a period of time about a particular thing: · She had a long argument with the man who was selling the tickets.

► have a row

British English, have a fight especially American English to have an argument with someone, especially with your boyfriend, girlfriend, or a member of your family: · She was upset because she’d had a fight with her boyfriend.· The couple at the next table were having a row.

► quarrel

especially British English to argue with someone, especially for a long time and about many different things: · The children quarrel all the time.

► squabble

to argue about unimportant things: · The kids were squabbling over what to watch on TV.

► fall out with somebody

British English to have a big argument with someone that results in you stopping having a friendly relationship with them: · I’ve fallen out with my best friend.

► be at each other’s throats

if two people are at each other’s throats, they are always arguing in a very angry way: · His parents are constantly at each other’s throats.

an argument that is not very serious► squabble

an argument about something that is not important: · There were the usual squabbles between brothers and sisters.· Voters are tired of petty squabbles between party leaders.

► tiff

informal an argument that is not very serious, between people who are in love: · Gary had a bit of a tiff with his girlfriend.

► misunderstanding

a slight argument – a rather formal word which is often used humorously: · There was a slight misunderstanding over the bill, but everything’s been sorted out now.

► skirmish

a short argument, especially between politicians or sports opponents: · Evans and O'Brien had several political skirmishes.

Longman Language Activatorto argue about something very unimportant► squabble

to argue noisily about something that is not really important -- use this especially about children or when you think someone is behaving like a child: · Oh, for goodness sake, stop squabbling, you two!squabble about/over: · The kids always squabble about who should do the dishes.

► bicker

to continually argue about something unimportant in a way that annoys other people: · Whenever we go shopping together we always start bickering.bicker about/over: · The mayor and the town council spent most of Thursday bickering over how to balance next year's budget.

► quibble

to argue in an annoying way about unimportant details, especially about whether something is exactly correct: · She said I owed her twenty dollars. I thought it was twenty-five but I wasn't going to quibble.quibble over: · Why quibble over whose turn it is to buy lunch? Split it, and forget about it.

► split hairs

to say that there is a difference between two things and argue about this, when really the difference is too small to be important: · Batard is a little sweeter than Chevalier but perhaps that's splitting hairs; both these wines are excellent.

an argument about something unimportant► squabble

a noisy argument about something that is not important, especially between children: · Uncle Matt bought them a computer game to share, which led to endless squabbles.squabble about/over: · The kids are having their usual squabble over which TV show they're going to watch.

► tiff

a short argument about something unimportant, especially between two people who are in love: have a tiff (with somebody): · Whenever she and Bernard had a tiff, Ari would go for a long drive to think about things.lover's tiff: · It was just a silly lovers' tiff -- we couldn't even remember why it had started.

► spat

a short angry argument, usually about something unimportant: · The girls were having a spat in the back of the car over who got to use the armrest.· It was just a little spat over who did the dishes last.

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► over

· The crime remained unique, and lawmakers were still squabbling over the ramifications.· As a result of that, the federal assembly spent two weeks squabbling over the issue.· Families sat on the wooden benches squabbling over their picnics.· The Universes squabble over him - Here a bone, there a rag.· Or is it because we already have quite enough issues to squabble over?· Those of the children who were not squabbling over fossils or sticking feathers in their hair gazed expectantly at him.