quibble是什么意思？

quibble

英[ˈkwɪbl] 美[ˈkwɪbəl]

• n. 吹毛求疵的反对意见或批评，遁词，模棱两可的话；
• vi. 使用遁词，含糊其辞，吹毛求疵；

复数：quibbles;

第三人称单数：quibbles;

过去式：quibbled;

过去分词：quibbled;

现在分词：quibbling;

例句

• a quibble about the wording of a statement 关于声明措词略有微词
• Pedants will find plenty to quibble in Mr Kaletsky's analysis the past , let alone his predictions. 学究派会对卡里兹基的经济史分析吹毛求疵, 更不必说他的经济预测.
• She's only introducing this as a quibble. 她提出此点,纯属遁词.
• Why quibble ? It just amounted to pulling an inconsiderate monkey. 算了吧,直当是拉着个不通人情的猴子吧.
• Let's not quibble. 我们别斤斤计较了。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• V-RECIP
  (为琐事)争辩，争吵
  When people quibble over a small matter, they argue about it even though it is not important.
  例句
  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。 Let's not quibble. 我们别斤斤计较了。
• N-COUNT
  牢骚;微不足道的抱怨
  A quibble is a small and unimportant complaint about something.
  例句
  These are minor quibbles. 这些不过是发发小牢骚罢了。

英汉词典释义

• n.
  吹毛求疵的反对意见或批评;遁词,模棱两可的话
  a quibble about the wording of a statement 关于声明措词略有微词
• vi.
  使用遁词,含糊其辞,吹毛求疵
  He quibbled about the price. 他为价格争论。 They agreed as to the grand outlines,but quibbled over particulars. 他们对重大要点表示同意,但对细节却含糊其词。

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections
• Verb
  1. evade the truth of a point or question by raising irrelevant objections
  2. argue over petty things;
  "Let's not quibble over pennies"

行业词典

• 法律： 狡辩；