squabble

'skwɒbl

托福GRE Collins 1

n a quarrel about petty points
v argue over petty things

vi. 争吵, 口角
n. 争吵, 口角

Collins 星级

18,512

BNC 频率

17,073

使用频率

squabble 由 squab（争吵）和 -ble（表示行为或状态的后缀）构成，整体意思是争吵、口角。

例句

1. The siblings often squabble over the remote control.

兄弟姐妹们经常为遥控器争吵。

2. It's not worth it to squabble about small things.

为小事争吵是没有必要的。

3. They had a little squabble about where to eat dinner.

他们就去哪里吃晚餐小争吵了一下。