| 单词 | wrangle |
|---|---|
| 音标 | ['ræ6gl] |
| 解释 | v. 争吵，吵架 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 v.争论，激辩，吵架 (to dispute angrily or peevishly; bicker) 【例】 It is a matter for scholars to wrangle over.(这是要学者们 去争论的事) |
| 字源 | wrangle (v.) late 14c., from Low German wrangeln "to dispute, to wrestle," related to Middle Low German wringen, from Proto-Germanic *wrang-, from PIE *wrengh-, nasalized variant of *wergh- "to turn" (see wring). Meaning "take charge of horses" is by 1897, American English. Related: Wrangled; wrangling. The noun is recorded from 1540s. |
| 不择手段背单词 | 无 |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】音：嚷 + angry 生气→生气地嚷→吵架；音：人 + angry 气愤，人气愤的争吵；wring + angry 愤怒地与人扭打在一起 【相关】wangle 骗取 音：弯钩，用弯钩钓上来，这是计谋，不是来硬的 |
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