quibble

英 [ˈkwɪbl]

美 [ˈkwɪbl]

v. (为小事)争论，发牢骚; 斤斤计较; 吹毛求疵
n. (无足轻重的)抱怨，牢骚，小意见

复数：quibbles　现在分词：quibbling　过去式：quibbled　第三人称单数：quibbles　过去分词：quibbled　

BNC.21011 / COCA.19608

同义词辨析

carp bellyache cavil quibble【导航词义：挑剔】

carpv. 挑剔，吹毛求疵

〔辨析〕

指不停地抱怨某事物，令人厌烦，常后接 at sb 或 about sth。

〔例证〕

Please stop carping at me.
请别再挑我的毛病了。
She always finds something to carp about.
她老是吹毛求疵。

bellyachev. 〈非正式〉发牢骚，抱怨

〔辨析〕

尤指对琐事发牢骚，常后接介词 about。

〔例证〕

He bellyaches about the job.
他对工作满腹牢骚。
She is bellyaching about the food.
她对饭菜很有怨言。

cavilv. 〈正式〉无端指责，吹毛求疵

〔辨析〕

指对某人或某事物求全责备，不讲道理，常后接介词 at。

〔例证〕

He cavilled at everything.
他事事挑剔。
They cavilled at our statement.
他们对我们的声明无端指责。

quibblev. 发牢骚，吹毛求疵

〔辨析〕

指对无关紧要的事斤斤计较，常后接介词 about/over。

〔例证〕

Don't quibble about unimportant things with me.
别为无关紧要的事和我斤斤计较。
She tends to quibble over minor details.
她常为一些细枝末节而发牢骚。

verb

（为小事）争论，发牢骚；斤斤计较；吹毛求疵
to argue or complain about a small matter or an unimportant detail
1. It isn't worth quibbling over such a small amount.
  不值得为这样的小数目斤斤计较。

noun

（无足轻重的）抱怨，牢骚，小意见
a small complaint or criticism, especially one that is not important
1. minor quibbles
  小牢骚

V-RECIP (为琐事)争辩，争吵
When peoplequibble overa small matter, they argue about it even though it is not important.
1. Council members spent the day quibbling over the final wording of the resolution...
  委员会成员一整天都在为决议的最终措词争论不休。
2. Let's not quibble.
  我们别斤斤计较了。
N-COUNT 牢骚;微不足道的抱怨
Aquibbleis a small and unimportant complaint about something.
1. These are minor quibbles.
  这些不过是发发小牢骚罢了。

noun

an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections
Synonym:quidditycavil

verb

argue over petty things
1. Let's not quibble over pennies
Synonym:nigglepettifogbickersquabblebrabble
evade the truth of a point or question by raising irrelevant objections