| 释义 |
stickle
stick·le S0754700 (stĭk′əl)intr.v. stick·led, stick·ling, stick·les 1. To argue or contend stubbornly, especially about trivial or petty points.2. To have or raise objections; scruple.
[Variant of Middle English stightlen, to contend, frequentative of stighten, to arrange, from Old English stihtian, stihtan; see steigh- in Indo-European roots.]stickle (ˈstɪkəl) vb (intr) 1. to dispute stubbornly, esp about minor points2. to refuse to agree or concur, esp by making petty stipulations[C16 stightle (in the sense: to arbitrate): frequentative of Old English stihtan to arrange; related to Old Norse stētta to support]stick•le (ˈstɪk əl)
v.i. -led, -ling. 1. to argue or haggle insistently, esp. on trivial matters. 2. to raise objections; scruple; demur. [1520–30; variant of obsolete stightle to set in order, frequentative of stight, Middle English stighten, Old English stihtan to arrange, c. Old Norse stētta to set up] stickle
Past participle: stickled
Gerund: stickling
| Present |
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| I stickle | | you stickle | | he/she/it stickles | | we stickle | | you stickle | | they stickle |
| Preterite |
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| I stickled | | you stickled | | he/she/it stickled | | we stickled | | you stickled | | they stickled |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am stickling | | you are stickling | | he/she/it is stickling | | we are stickling | | you are stickling | | they are stickling |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have stickled | | you have stickled | | he/she/it has stickled | | we have stickled | | you have stickled | | they have stickled |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was stickling | | you were stickling | | he/she/it was stickling | | we were stickling | | you were stickling | | they were stickling |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had stickled | | you had stickled | | he/she/it had stickled | | we had stickled | | you had stickled | | they had stickled |
| Future |
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| I will stickle | | you will stickle | | he/she/it will stickle | | we will stickle | | you will stickle | | they will stickle |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have stickled | | you will have stickled | | he/she/it will have stickled | | we will have stickled | | you will have stickled | | they will have stickled |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be stickling | | you will be stickling | | he/she/it will be stickling | | we will be stickling | | you will be stickling | | they will be stickling |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been stickling | | you have been stickling | | he/she/it has been stickling | | we have been stickling | | you have been stickling | | they have been stickling |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been stickling | | you will have been stickling | | he/she/it will have been stickling | | we will have been stickling | | you will have been stickling | | they will have been stickling |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been stickling | | you had been stickling | | he/she/it had been stickling | | we had been stickling | | you had been stickling | | they had been stickling |
| Conditional |
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| I would stickle | | you would stickle | | he/she/it would stickle | | we would stickle | | you would stickle | | they would stickle |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have stickled | | you would have stickled | | he/she/it would have stickled | | we would have stickled | | you would have stickled | | they would have stickled |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | stickle - dispute or argue stubbornly (especially minor points)argue, contend, debate, fence - have an argument about something |
Translationsstickle
Words related to stickleverb dispute or argue stubbornly (especially minor points)Related Words |