cavils
英 [ˈkævlz]
美 [ˈkævlz]
v. 无端抱怨; 挑剔; 吹毛求疵
cavil的第三人称单数
柯林斯词典
- VERB 挑剔;吹毛求疵
If you say that someonecavils atsomething, you mean that they make criticisms of it that you think are unimportant or unnecessary.- Let us not cavil too much...
我们就别太挑剔了。 - I don't think this is the time to cavil at the wording of the report.
我觉得现在还不是对报告的措辞较真的时候。 - Cavilis also a noun.
- These cavils aside, most of the essays are very good indeed.
这些吹毛求疵的批评暂且不论,多数论文的确是很不错的。
- Let us not cavil too much...
in AM, use 美国英语用 caviling, caviled
双语例句
- You start abstruse doubts, cavils, and objections: you ask me, what is the cause of this cause?
你提出深奥难懂的疑问、指责和反对意见:你问我这一原因的成因是什么? - Then, they become the critical bottleneck from which an unending series of nitpicks and cavils seem to emerge.
然后,他们成为关键的瓶颈,在其中会出现无休止的挑挑拣拣。