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

A tiff is a minor, relatively unimportant argument or fight. A tiff with your brother might start over the subject of whose turn it is to take out the trash.

It's no fun to have a tiff with someone, but it's usually resolved or forgotten easily. When you have a tiff with a friend, it's inevitably a squabble over some silly topic, and if you bicker with your boyfriend, you can call it a "lovers' tiff." In the 1700s, a tiff was an "outburst of temper," from an unknown source. Some word experts suggest the word echoes the sound of a "puff of air or gas."

WORD FAMILY

tiff: tiffs

USAGE EXAMPLES

Still, the tiff is interesting as a case study of internal GOP politics — and of the U.S. economy’s “path dependency.”

Washington Post(Dec 21, 2016)

The match, as it happens, is a Times colleague: Tiff Fehr, an assistant editor for interactive features.

New York Times(Oct 11, 2016)

Trump’s victory makes the upset of Brexit look like a quaint tiff over a round of golf.

The Guardian(Nov 09, 2016)

n a quarrel about petty points

Syn|Hyper

bicker, bickering, fuss, pettifoggery, spat, squabble

dustup, quarrel, row, run-in, words, wrangle

an angry dispute

单词	tiff
释义	tiff (once / 12834 pages) n A tiff is a minor, relatively unimportant argument or fight. A tiff with your brother might start over the subject of whose turn it is to take out the trash. It's no fun to have a tiff with someone, but it's usually resolved or forgotten easily. When you have a tiff with a friend, it's inevitably a squabble over some silly topic, and if you bicker with your boyfriend, you can call it a "lovers' tiff." In the 1700s, a tiff was an "outburst of temper," from an unknown source. Some word experts suggest the word echoes the sound of a "puff of air or gas." WORD FAMILY tiff: tiffs USAGE EXAMPLES Still, the tiff is interesting as a case study of internal GOP politics — and of the U.S. economy’s “path dependency.” Washington Post(Dec 21, 2016) The match, as it happens, is a Times colleague: Tiff Fehr, an assistant editor for interactive features. New York Times(Oct 11, 2016) Trump’s victory makes the upset of Brexit look like a quaint tiff over a round of golf. The Guardian(Nov 09, 2016) n a quarrel about petty points Syn\|Hyper bicker, bickering, fuss, pettifoggery, spat, squabble dustup, quarrel, row, run-in, words, wrangle an angry dispute
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