bicker

英 [ˈbɪkə(r)]

美 [ˈbɪkər]

v.  (为小事)斗嘴，争吵
n.  争吵; 小的口角; （水的）潺潺声

现在分词：bickering　第三人称单数：bickers　过去式：bickered　过去分词：bickered　

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牛津词典

verb

• （为小事）斗嘴，争吵
  to argue about things that are not important
  1. The children are always bickering about something or other.
     孩子们有事没事总是在争吵。

柯林斯词典

• V-RECIP 斗嘴；争吵；发生口角
  When peoplebicker, they argue or quarrel about unimportant things.
  1. I went into medicine to care for patients, not to waste time bickering over budgets...
     我行医是为了治病救人，而不是浪费时间为预算问题争论不休。
  2. The two women bickered constantly.
     这两个女人经常发生口角。
  3. ...as states bicker over territory...
     当国家为领土问题而争吵时
  4. He is still bickering with the control tower over admissible approach routes.
     他还在为可采用的进近航线与指挥塔台争执不下。

英英释义

noun

• a quarrel about petty points
  Synonym:bickeringspattiffsquabblepettifoggeryfuss

verb

• argue over petty things
  1. Let's not quibble over pennies
  Synonym:quibblenigglepettifogsquabblebrabble

双语例句

• Chief executives bicker publicly on social media, and companies run smear campaigns against each other, reaching levels of public antagonism less common outside of China.
  首席执行长们在社交媒体上公开唇枪舌战，企业相互进行恶意营销，而这种公开对抗的状况在中国以外地区实属罕见。
• You'll realise that other people are inclined to bicker and do battle over stuff that's directly linked to jobs, reputations and making progress.
  牛牛们必须明白，其他人因为那些直接关系到了工作、地位和渴望突破上的问题所以更倾向于拌嘴和争执。
• Golly, I hate to bicker about positions, sweetheart.
  天哪，我可不喜欢为用什么姿势争吵，甜心。
• We need to talk things out, not bicker.
  我们必须恳谈，切勿争吵。
• And don't wait until you bicker to turn on the charm.
  不要等到你们发生了口角才来展现你的魅力。
• One day, they bicker for one small thing, and no one who is reasonable, and like two strangers.
  有一天，他们为了一件小小的事情吵嘴了，谁也不理谁了，像两个陌路人。
• A little girl, she and her mother, who bicker out money at that time who did not.
  有一个小女孩，她因事和妈妈拌嘴外出，当时身上也没有带钱。
• And the two titles like to bicker over which has the bigger circulation.
  两家报纸还经常争论谁拥有更大发行量，吵的口沫横飞。
• Ross and Rachel continue to bicker about their break-up.
  不幸的是，齐普自林肯高中毕业后并未变成熟多少。罗斯和瑞秋继续为分手而斗嘴。
• Shine on a demon mirror: Return to dare to bicker, whether want to rob my seat?
  照妖镜：还敢顶嘴，是不是想抢我的位子呀？