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单词 stickle
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
stick•le  (stikəl),USA pronunciation 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 to set in order, Middle English stighten, Old English stihtan to arrange; cognate with German stiften, Old Norse stētta to set up

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
stickle /ˈstɪkəl/ vb (intransitive)
  1. to dispute stubbornly, esp about minor points
  2. to refuse to agree or concur, esp by making petty stipulations
Etymology: 16th Century stightle (in the sense: to arbitrate): frequentative of Old English stihtan to arrange; related to Old Norse stētta to support
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