| 释义 |
wrangle /rangˈgl/ intransitive verb- To dispute noisily or peevishly
- To argue, debate, dispute (archaic)
transitive verb- To obtain, persuade or tire by, or spend (time) in, wrangling
- To debate
- To herd (cattle; N American)
noun- A noisy dispute
- The activity of disputing, esp noisily (rare)
ORIGIN: ME wranglen, a frequentative verb related to wring wrangˈler noun - Someone who wrangles
- A cattle-herder, a cowboy (N American)
- (also horseˈ-wrangler) a horseman in charge of or escorting saddle horses or racers (N American)
- A person in charge of animals used in making a film
- A stubborn foe (Shakespeare)
- At Cambridge University, a student gaining first-class honours in the final mathematics examinations, the senior wrangler being the student with the highest marks and (formerly) the second wrangler the one in second place, and so on
wrangˈlership noun wrangˈlesome adjective Given to wrangling wrangˈling noun and adjective |