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Bicker Discussion Argue   [V Over/About   [Pl N N Ing

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
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[V-RECIP 相互动词]斗嘴;争吵;发生口角 When people bicker, they argue or quarrel about unimportant things.
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  • I went into medicine to care for patients, not to waste time bickering over budgets...

    我行医是为了治病救人,而不是浪费时间为预算问题争论不休。

  • The two women bickered constantly.

    这两个女人经常发生口角。

  • ...as states bicker over territory...

    当国家为领土问题而争吵时

  • He is still bickering with the control tower over admissible approach routes.

    他还在为可采用的进近航线与指挥塔台争执不下。

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  • The election will end months of political bickering.

    这次选举将会结束数月来的政治纷争。

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