| 单词 | tiff |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [tif] |
| 解释 | n.吵嘴，呕气 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 n.吵嘴，呕气(a petty quarrel) 【考】 offense : peccadillo / quarrel : tiff(犯罪和小过失/争吵 和小争吵)tiff : squabble / foible : failing(小争吵和争吵/小缺 点和缺点) 【例】 He had a tiff with his girlfriend.(他和女 朋友吵了嘴) |
| 字源 | tiff (n.) 1727, "outburst of temper," later "petty quarrel" (1754), of uncertain origin; OED suggests imitative, "from the sound of a slight puff of air or gas." |
| 不择手段背单词 | n. 小争吵; 呕气 【记】ti踢, ff夫人: 不小心踢了自己的夫人一脚, 引起小争吵. 【类】offense: peccadillo = quarrel[squabble]: tiff = failing: foible犯罪和小过失 = 争吵和小争吵 = 失败和小缺点 |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】音：踢夫，踢了丈夫一脚,夫妻发生口角；因为为人stiff 僵直的, 呆板的，女朋友老和他吵嘴 |
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