quibbling
基本解释
- n. 诡辩；找碴子；吹毛求疵
- adj. 吹毛求疵的
- v. 推托；说模棱两可的话（quibble的ing形式）
英汉例句
- Someone will immediately start quibbling that “eastern” Europe doesn’t exist.
立马有人吹毛求疵：何来“东欧”一说？ - That is, perhaps, quibbling, but my main complaint about your question is more serious.
这可能是在诡辩，但对于你的问题，我的主要不满则更为严肃。 - Freed from the pettifogging concerns of quibbling lawyers and self-serving politicians, goes the argument, he can concentrate on eradicating extremism.
有个论调说，摆脱了吹毛求疵的律师和自私的政客们的所谓的关心，他能够集中精力根除极端主义。
ecocn.org - It is time to stop quibbling and achieve real efficiencies in pensions and medical care.
FORBES: Nikkei's Agenda for the Noda Government - On the third such occasion, the bum suggested a pose, which Rousselot accepted without quibbling.
NEWYORKER: Álvaro Rousselot’s Journey - Should a major terrorist event occur, however, the lawmakers' quibbling over the bill could become academic.
ECONOMIST: American lawmakers are at odds over terrorist insurance
双语例句
权威例句
英英字典
- When people quibble over a small matter, they argue about it even though it is not important.
- A quibble is a small and unimportant complaint about something.