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squabble v.（为琐事）争论；口角n.争论；口角 (1) 没有人会为了五分钱而吵架。(2) 我厌恶为钱的事与太太争吵。(3) 这场无聊的家庭纠纷已经成为街坊邻居的笑柄。(4) 法官可能不得不解决当前的争吵。 Do you notice how squabble sounds kind of funny? That's a clue that a squabble is not the most serious kind of argument or fight. A loud, screaming fight would never be called a squabble. A small, silly discussion about something small or trivial is more of a squabble. Friends and family members squabble all the time.

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英 ['skwɒbl] 美 ['skwɑːbl] (1) No man will squabble over a nickel.(2) I hate to squabble with my wife about [over] money.(3) The silly family's squabble became a joke in the neighborhood.(4) A judge may have to sort out the immediate squabble. A squabble is a fight but not necessarily a serious one. When we squabble, we have a little argument, probably about something not too important. 1[V-RECIP 相互动词](为琐事)争吵，起争执 When people squabble, they quarrel about something that is not really important.   [pl-n V]  [pl-n V over/about n]  [V with n]Mother is devoted to Dad although they squabble all the time...母亲很爱父亲，尽管他们总是为琐事拌嘴。The children were squabbling over the remote-control gadget for the television...孩子们正在为抢夺电视机的遥控器而争吵。My four-year-old squabbles with his friends...我那个 4 岁大的孩子常和他的小伙伴们斗嘴。squabbling[N-COUNT 可数名词]  In recent months its government has been paralysed by political squabbling.最近几个月来，其政府已经因政治口水战而陷入瘫痪状态。Squabble is also a noun.There have been minor squabbles about phone bills.因电话账单发生过几次小小的争吵。

英语单词	squabble
英美音标	英 ['skwɒbl] 美 ['skwɑːbl]
中文释义	v.（为琐事）争论；口角 n.争论；口角
英语例句	(1) No man will squabble over a nickel. (2) I hate to squabble with my wife about [over] money. (3) The silly family's squabble became a joke in the neighborhood. (4) A judge may have to sort out the immediate squabble.
中文例句	(1) 没有人会为了五分钱而吵架。 (2) 我厌恶为钱的事与太太争吵。 (3) 这场无聊的家庭纠纷已经成为街坊邻居的笑柄。 (4) 法官可能不得不解决当前的争吵。
vocabulary简明	A squabble is a fight but not necessarily a serious one. When we squabble, we have a little argument, probably about something not too important.
vocabulary扩展	Do you notice how squabble sounds kind of funny? That's a clue that a squabble is not the most serious kind of argument or fight. A loud, screaming fight would never be called a squabble. A small, silly discussion about something small or trivial is more of a squabble. Friends and family members squabble all the time.
柯林斯解释	1 [V-RECIP 相互动词](为琐事)争吵，起争执 When people squabble, they quarrel about something that is not really important. [pl-n V] [pl-n V over/about n] [V with n] Mother is devoted to Dad although they squabble all the time... 母亲很爱父亲，尽管他们总是为琐事拌嘴。 The children were squabbling over the remote-control gadget for the television... 孩子们正在为抢夺电视机的遥控器而争吵。 My four-year-old squabbles with his friends... 我那个 4 岁大的孩子常和他的小伙伴们斗嘴。 squabbling [N-COUNT 可数名词] In recent months its government has been paralysed by political squabbling. 最近几个月来，其政府已经因政治口水战而陷入瘫痪状态。 Squabble is also a noun. There have been minor squabbles about phone bills. 因电话账单发生过几次小小的争吵。

Squabble Silly Fight Important Kind [Pl N N Squabbling