quibble

中文詞源

quibble斤斤計較，吹毛求疵，模棱兩可

來自quib,逃避問題實質。-le,表反復。

詞組搭配

Quibble over the咬文嚼字

quibble over sth在某事上糾結

quibble e遁詞；吹毛求疵的反對意見

to quibble狡辯；調嘴

Not to quibble不要狡辯

pun quibble有明暗兩層含義的話語

nto quibble狡辯

My Only Quibble唯一挑剔

quibble over every penny錙銖必較

雙語例句

1. Let's not quibble.

漢我們別斤斤計較了。

來自柯林斯例句

2. Why quibble ? It just amounted to pulling an inconsiderate monkey.

漢算了吧,直當是拉著個不通人情的猴子吧.

來自漢英文學 - 駱駝祥子

3. Such a quibble did not trouble Livingston and his friends.

漢這種詭辯并沒有把利文斯頓和他的朋友難倒.

來自辭典例句

4. She's only introducing this as a quibble.

漢她提出此點,純屬遁詞.

來自辭典例句

5. " Why quibble about the Yankees earning an honest penny selling out the Union?

漢" 北方佬出賣聯邦賺幾個老實錢,這有什么不好 啊 ?

來自飄（部分）

英英釋義

1. an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections

1. evade the truth of a point or question by raising irrelevant objections

2. argue over petty things;

"Let's not quibble over pennies"