| 英语单词 | bicker |
|---|---|
| 英美音标 | 英 ['bɪkə(r)] 美 ['bɪkər] |
| 中文释义 | v.斗嘴;闪烁;发出潺潺声 n.口角;潺潺流水声 |
| 英语例句 | (1) They always bicker when they meet at school. (2) The two children used to bicker about who should do the washing-up. (3) This sort of discussion seemed only to cause bicker. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 在学校见面时他们总是争吵。 (2) 这两个小孩子过去常为该由谁洗餐具一事而争吵。 (3) 这一类讨论似乎只会导致口角。 |
| vocabulary简明 | When you bicker, you argue in a petty way, like two kids squabbling in the backseat on a long car trip, or politicians taking cheap shots at each other but avoiding discussion of important issues. |
| vocabulary扩展 | It's impossible to bicker in a dignified way, as the word always suggests pettiness and an unpleasant experience for anyone within earshot. If, for instance, you've listened for years to your ill-tempered aunt from Boise bicker with your uncle from Dubuque over how the Thanksgiving turkey should be carved, you might want to book a trip to Tierra del Fuego and avoid the holiday altogether. |
| 柯林斯解释 | 1 [V-RECIP 相互动词]斗嘴;争吵;发生口角 When people bicker, they argue or quarrel about unimportant things. [V [pl-n V] [pl-n V [V
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