squabbles

英 [ˈskwɒblz]

美 [ˈskwɑːblz]

v.  (为琐事)争吵，发生口角
n.  争吵，口角
squabble的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• V-RECIP (为琐事)争吵，起争执
  When peoplesquabble, they quarrel about something that is not really important.
  1. Mother is devoted to Dad although they squabble all the time...
     母亲很爱父亲，尽管他们总是为琐事拌嘴。
  2. The children were squabbling over the remote-control gadget for the television...
     孩子们正在为抢夺电视机的遥控器而争吵。
  3. My four-year-old squabbles with his friends...
     我那个 4 岁大的孩子常和他的小伙伴们斗嘴。

双语例句

• She might have called a few former friends to apologize, and mend fences for past squabbles.
  她可能还会给几位昔日朋友打电话主动道歉，摒弃前嫌。
• Recent squabbles worried you, enough that you're in a rush to get things settled.
  最近的争论让你烦心，你为了让事情定下来已经足够奔忙了。
• Mr Blair still benefits from a high international reputation, despite Iraq and despite squabbles within the European Union.
  布莱尔先生仍在他不错的国际声望中受益，伊拉克的不算，欧盟的也不算。
• Clearly, family squabbles can be deeply damaging.
  显然，家庭纠纷可能造成巨大的破坏。
• Will the Mediterranean union seize the moment, or will it be strangled by southern politics and European squabbles?
  地中海国家能否抓住这个时机，或是否会被南地中海政治分歧和欧洲的争吵所扼杀？
• I'm not interested in their petty squabbles.
  我对他们的小争执不感兴趣。
• And while America squabbles, crumbles and move backwards, China laughs all the way to the bank!
  当美国争吵不休，相互倾扎，倒踏步子时，中国正大笑着奔向银行。
• Children's squabbles annoy their parents.
  孩子们的斗嘴惹恼他们的父母。
• Your irritability will lead to family squabbles.
  你的烦躁会引发家庭矛盾。
• As Europe stands at the precipice, it is time to end brinkmanship and political squabbles.
  欧洲正站在悬崖边缘，现在是时候终结边缘政策和无休止的政治纷争了。