| 单词 | squabble |
|---|---|
| 音标 | ['skwɔbl] |
| 解释 | n.争吵 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 n.大声争吵(minor quarrel; bickering) 【考】 tiff(dispute): squabble / foible : failing(程度: 小争吵和争吵/小缺点 和缺点) |
| 字源 | squabble (n.) c.1600, probably from a Scandinavian source and of imitative origin (compare dialectal Swedish skvabbel "a quarrel, a dispute," dialectal German schwabbeln "to babble, prattle"). The verb also is from c.1600. Related: Squabbled; squabbling. |
| 不择手段背单词 | v. /n. (由琐事而引发的)争吵(程度大于tiff, 小于quarrel和dispute) 【类】dispute[quarrel]: squabble = failing: foible = squabble: tiff争吵对小争吵 = 缺点对小缺点 = 争吵对小争吵 |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】quibble |
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