| 单词 | wrangle |
| 释义 | wrangle (once / 1334 pages) 1vn 2v To wrangle is to take part in a long, angry, intense argument, especially over an issue with lots of details. You can also wrangle, or herd, a bunch of cows. Politicians and lawyers frequently wrangle, no cows necessary. Wrangle in its current meaning comes from the nineteenth century American term wrangling, the art of herding cattle, probably with the idea in mind that rounding up those tiresome details is a bit like rounding up all those tiresome cattle; they tend to go flying off in all directions. From wrangler in the cowboy sense we get Wrangler jeans, though not all wranglers wear Wranglers of course. WORD FAMILYwrangle: wrangled, wrangler, wrangles, wrangling+/wrangler: wranglers/wrangling: wranglings USAGE EXAMPLES“She was actually sent to hospice,” oncologist John Wrangle said. Washington Times(Jan 03, 2017) A few hours in, Mills chatted with Lindsey Jacobs, his on-set dresser—the person who wrangled the furniture and the props. The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017) Just as in the case of Mr. Trump, Mr. Obama’s press team said at the time it was informed too late to wrangle reporters. Washington Times(Dec 31, 2016) 1 1v quarrel noisily, angrily or disruptively The bar keeper threw them out, but they continued to wrangle on down the street Syn|Hyper brawl altercate, argufy, dispute, quarrel, scrap have a disagreement over something 2n an instance of intense argument (as in bargaining) Syn|Hyper haggle, haggling, wrangling bargaining the negotiation of the terms of a transaction or agreement 3n an angry dispute 2Syn|Hypo|Hyper dustup, quarrel, row, run-in, words affray, altercation, fracas noisy quarrel bicker, bickering, fuss, pettifoggery, spat, squabble, tiffa quarrel about petty points bust-upa serious quarrel (especially one that ends a friendship) batrachomyomachiaa silly altercation conflict, difference, difference of opinion, dispute a disagreement or argument about something important v herd and care for wrangle horses Hyper herd keep, move, or drive animals |
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