Squabble
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[编辑] GRE 红宝书
- n.大声争吵; v.争吵
- ［英］ n.大声争吵 ( minor quarrel; bickering)
- ［类］ tiff ( dispute) : squabble / foible : failing ( 程度: 小争吵和争吵 / 小缺点和缺点)
[编辑] Webster Collegiate
I. noun
- Etymology: probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Swedish dialect skvabbel dispute
- Date: 1602
- a noisy altercation or quarrel usually over petty matters
- Synonyms: see quarrel
II. intransitive verb (squabbled; squabbling)
- Date: 1604
- to quarrel noisily and usually over petty matters
- ? squabbler noun
