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

cav•il v., -iled, -il•ing or (esp. Brit.) -illed, -il•ling, n.
v. [no object* (~ + at/about + object)]

to raise unimportant objections:Let's not cavil at details now; we are in agreement.

n. [countable]

an unimportant objection:She raised a few cavils just to show resistance.

cav•il v., -iled, -il•ing or (esp. Brit.) -illed, -il•ling, n.
v.i.

to raise irritating and trivial objections;
find fault with unnecessarily (usually fol. by at or about):He finds something to cavil at in everything I say.

v.t.

to oppose by inconsequential, frivolous, or sham objections:to cavil each item of a proposed agenda.

a trivial and annoying objection.
the raising of such objections.

Latin cavillārī to jeer, scoff, quibble, verb, verbal derivative of cavilla jesting, banter
1540–50

cav′il•er;
[esp. Brit.,] cav′il•ler, n.
cav′il•ing•ly* [esp. Brit.,] cav′il•ling•ly, adv.

1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged carp, complain, criticize.

cavil /ˈkævɪl/ vb ( -ils, -illing, -illed, US -ils, -iling, -iled)

(intr; followed by at or about) to raise annoying petty objections; quibble; carp

a captious trifling objection

Etymology: 16th Century: from Old French caviller, from Latin cavillārī to jeer, from cavilla raillery

ˈcaviller n

单词	cavil
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 cav•il /ˈkævəl/USA pronunciation v., -iled, -il•ing or (esp. Brit.) -illed, -il•ling, n. v. [no object* (~ + at/about + object)] to raise unimportant objections:Let's not cavil at details now; we are in agreement. n. [countable] an unimportant objection:She raised a few cavils just to show resistance. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 cav•il (kav′əl),USA pronunciation v., -iled, -il•ing or (esp. Brit.) -illed, -il•ling, n. v.i. to raise irritating and trivial objections; find fault with unnecessarily (usually fol. by at or about):He finds something to cavil at in everything I say. v.t. to oppose by inconsequential, frivolous, or sham objections:to cavil each item of a proposed agenda. n. a trivial and annoying objection. the raising of such objections. Latin cavillārī to jeer, scoff, quibble, verb, verbal derivative of cavilla jesting, banter 1540–50 cav′il•er; [esp. Brit.,] cav′il•ler, n. cav′il•ing•ly* [esp. Brit.,] cav′il•ling•ly, adv. 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged carp, complain, criticize. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: cavil /ˈkævɪl/ vb ( -ils, -illing, -illed, US -ils, -iling, -iled) (intr; followed by at or about) to raise annoying petty objections; quibble; carp n a captious trifling objection Etymology: 16th Century: from Old French caviller, from Latin cavillārī to jeer, from cavilla raillery ˈcaviller n
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