quarrel

英 ['kwɒrəl] 美 ['kwɔːrəl]

• n. 吵架；争论；怨言
• vi. 吵架；争论；挑剔

双解释义

n. (名词)

1. [C]争吵,吵架; 不和,口角

   angry argument or disagreement

2. [U]抱怨…的原因〔理由〕

   reason for complaining about sb/sth

v. (动词)

1. vi. 争吵,争辩

   have a quarrel

2. vi. 不同意; 挑剔

   disagree with sth; find fault with sth

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 怨言
2. 争吵
3. 反目
4. 口角
5. 不和
6. 吵闹
7. 【史】方镞箭
8. 角镞箭
9. 不睦
10. 吵闹的原因
11. 小块方形玻璃
12. 凿子
13. 方头物
14. 方形玻璃
15. 责备
16. 吵架
17. 方形的东西

v. 动词

1. 挑剔
2. 争论不和
3. 争争吵吵
4. 顶嘴
5. 斗嘴
6. 拌嘴巴
7. 发生龃龉
8. 争吵
9. 不和
10. 埋怨
11. 责备
12. 吵架
13. 争论
14. 吵嘴
15. 不赞同
16. 反对
17. 争辩

英英释义

Noun:

1. an angry dispute;

   "they had a quarrel"
   "they had words"
   

2. an arrow that is shot from a crossbow; has a head with four edges

Verb:

1. have a disagreement over something;

   "We quarreled over the question as to who discovered America"
   "These two fellows are always scrapping over something"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. He seemed determined to pick a quarrel with us.
   他似乎存心要找我们吵架。
2. They were reconciled after a quarrel.
   他们吵架之后又重归于好。
3. Their small argument boiled over into a serious quarrel.
   他们的小争论终于酿成了一场激烈的争吵。
4. I got involved in a quarrel about the price.
   我被卷入了一场有关价格的争吵。
5. I have no quarrel against my present position.
   我对目前的职位毫无怨言。
6. After supper the quarrel lapsed into silence.
   晚饭后争吵逐渐平息下来了。

用作不及物动词 (vi.)

1. The couple was quarreling furiously about whose turn it was to cook the dinner.
   这对夫妇对该轮到谁做晚饭而激烈争吵着。
2. I don't quarrel with what you say, but with how you say it.
   我并不在意你说了什么，而是不满意你说话的那种方式。
3. Few people would quarrel with the validity of the principle.
   几乎没人能挑剔这项原则的正确性。

常见句型

用作名词 (n.)

1. The quarrel resulted in his mother leaving the house.
   争吵导致了她母亲离家出走。
2. The quarrel originates in a misunderstanding.
   这场口角由误会引起。
3. He felt obliged to leave after such an unpleasant quarrel.
   在如此不愉快的争吵之后,他被迫离去。
4. Let us make an end of this foolish quarrel.
   让我们结束这种愚蠢的争吵吧。
5. He had a quarrel with his girlfriend yesterday.
   昨天他跟他的女朋友争吵了一番。
6. His intervention brought their quarrel to a climax.
   他的介入使他们的争吵达到高潮。
7. I have no quarrel with him.
   我没有理由责怪他。
8. I have no quarrel with his opinion.
   我对于他的见解没有争议。
9. I have no quarrel with what the minister says.
   我没有理由不同意部长所说的。
10. I will do anything in a good quarrel.
    只要有理,我什么都干。
11. That is part of my quarrel against them.
    那是我与他们争吵的部分原因。

用作动词 (v.)

用作不及物动词

S+～(+A)

1. Now, boys, don't quarrel.
   孩子们,不要吵了。
2. I know you've been quarrelling a good deal lately.
   我知道你们近来时常吵嘴。

经典引文

• I have no quarrel with you.

  出自： C. Lamb

• I must not quarrel with the will Of highest dispensation.

  出自： Milton

• I would not quarrel with Mr. Buchan's analysis.

  出自：Observer

常用短语

用作名词 (n.)

patch up a quarrel

争论后恢复友好关系 resume friendly relations after a dispute

pick a quarrel with

故意和某人争吵; 向某人挑衅 bring about a quarrel intentionally

用作动词 (v.)

quarrel about〔over〕 (v.+prep.)

因…而争吵,就…而吵 disagree, often violently or unpleasantly on the subject of sb/sth
quarrel about〔over〕 sth/v-ing
They quarreled over such a mere trifle.

他们为这样一件小事而争吵。
These men have quarreled over the price of a load of hay.

这帮人为了一车干草的价钱争吵不休。

quarrel with (v.+prep.)

埋怨 complain about sb/sth
quarrel with sb/sth
It was very sad when husbands and wives quarrelled with each other.

夫妻间争吵是很不幸的事。 quarrel with sb about〔over〕 sth
She quarrelled with her brother about the terms of her father's will.

她和哥哥为父亲遗嘱的条款而争吵。 quarrel with sb/sth
I quarrel with your way of speaking.

我不赞成你的说话方式。
You can't quarrel with the decision of the court, it's very fair.

你不能反对法院的判决,它判得很公正。 quarrel with sth
A bad workman quarrels with his tools.

厨子笨,怨刀钝。

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

• avoid a quarrel 避免争吵
• cause a quarrel 引起争吵
• have a quarrel 争吵
• lead to a quarrel 导致争吵
• make up a quarrel 言归于好
• pick (up) a quarrel 找碴儿,寻衅
• promote a quarrel 引起争端
• raise a quarrel 寻衅
• seek a quarrel with sb 向某人寻衅
• settle a quarrel 解决争端
• start a quarrel 开始争吵
• stir up a quarrel 挑起一场争吵
• take up a quarrel 参加争吵

形容词+～

• bitter quarrel 激烈的争吵
• frequent quarrel 经常争吵
• good quarrel 大的争吵
• little quarrel 小争吵
• long-running quarrel 长期不断的争吵
• long-standing quarrel 长期不断的争吵
• noisy quarrel 高声争吵
• severe quarrel 激烈的争吵
• sharp quarrel 激烈的争吵
• tremendous quarrel 激烈的争吵
• violent quarrel 激烈的争吵

名词+～

• family quarrel 家庭争吵

介词+～

• in quarrels 在争吵中

～+介词

• quarrel about a matter 就某事而发生的争吵
• quarrel between father and son 父子间的争吵
• quarrel over a matter 就某事而发生的争吵

用作动词 (v.)

～+副词

• quarrel violently 猛烈地争吵

～+介词

• quarrel among themselves 自相争吵
• quarrel over money 为钱争吵
• quarrel with people 和人吵架
• quarrel with sb over sth 为某事与某人争吵
• quarrel with the students 跟学生们吵

词语用法

n. (名词)

1. quarrel的基本意思是“争吵,吵架,不和,口角”,指两人或多人之间愤怒的辩论,常指为琐事进行的争吵。
2. quarrel也可指“抱怨某人〔事物〕的原因或理由”。
3. quarrel常与介词with或against连用。

v. (动词)

1. quarrel用作动词的意思是“争吵,争辩”,引申可表示“不同意或挑剔某事物”。
2. quarrel是不及物动词,常与介词with搭配使用。

词义辨析

n. (名词)

quarrel, altercation, bicker, spat, squabble, tiff, wrangle

• 这组词都有“争吵”的意思。其区别在于:quarrel指口头上的争论; altercation常指一种坚决的口头上的争论或争执; bicker指不停的口头争吵; spat指短暂而激烈的争论; squabble指对某些小事进行糊涂的、孩子气的争执; tiff指因情绪不佳而发生的争吵,常常没有结果; wrangle则指高声的、持续的、不调和的或无益的争论。

v. (动词)

quarrel about〔over〕, quarrel with

• 这两个短语共同的意思是“争吵”,前者表示争吵的内容,后者表示争吵的对象。另外, quarrel with还可表示“埋怨”“不同意”等,而quarrel about〔over〕无此义。

quarrel, argue

• 这两个词的共同意思是“争论”。其区别在于:quarrel多指因琐事而争吵; argue常指论证自己的主张,着重说理。例如:
• He hated to have quarrelled with her. 他后悔跟她吵架。
• I argued with her about politics all day.就政见我和她争辩了一整天。

quarrel, fight, row

• 这三个词的共同意思是“争吵”。它们的区别是:
• 1.quarrel一般指因意见不一致而发生“争吵”; fight常指因某件事而发生冲突。例如:
• The quarrel originates in a misunderstanding.此口角由误会引起。
• The police broke up the fight.警察阻止了斗殴。
• 2.quarrel通常是口角之争; 而fight则是口、拳或脚交加,更常指“打仗”。例如:
• He felt obliged to leave after such an unpleasant quarrel.在如此不愉快的争吵之后,他被迫离去。
• Have you been fighting with your brother again?你又跟弟弟打架了吧?
• We must arouse them to fight for their own emancipation.我们必须唤起他们为其自身的解放而斗争。
• 3.row主要用于打架、示威,强调公开化。

argue，quarrel，debate，dispute，discuss，reason

• 这些动词均含“辩论，争论，说理”之意。
• argue指提出理由或证据为自己或自己一方的看法或立场辩护，着重说理、论证和企图说服。
• quarrel指两人之间或两个团体之间不友好的、吵吵嚷嚷地大声争论某事，尤指“吵嘴、吵架”。
• debate侧重指意见等对立的双方之间正式或公开的争辩。
• dispute侧重对分歧进行激烈或热烈的争论或争辩，带一定感情色彩，常隐含“各持已见”或“争论不休”意味。
• discuss最常用词，指就某一或某些问题表明观点、看法等，以便统一认识，解决问题。
• reason指据理力争以说服对方或求得对问题作更深入的研究。

controversy，argument，conflict，debate，dispute，quarrel，strife

• 这组名词均有“争执、不和”之意。
• controversy侧重指深刻的意见分歧，多指对引起广泛兴趣或非常重要的问题的辨论。
• argument指辩论双方均以事实或理由来说服对方的辨论。
• conflict指双方坚持已见、互不妥协，怀有敌意的争论，多暗示分歧极为严重，有时用语言无法解决，只得诉诸武力。
• debate通常指经过仔细组织和计划的个人或团体之间的辩论。
• dispute普通用词，侧重指长时间，言词激烈，针锋相对的争辩。
• quarrel普通用词，既可指言词激烈的争吵，也可指温和的言词上的不和。
• strife指因不可缓和的矛盾而引起的争吵或斗殴。

常见错误

v. (动词)

1. 你知道他们在为什么争吵?

   误 Do you know what they are quarrelling on?

   正 Do you know what they are quarrelling about?

   正 Do you know what they are quarrelling for?

   正 Do you know what they are quarrelling over?

   析 “为…争吵”可以说quarrel about〔for,over〕,不可说quarrel on。

词源解说

• ☆ 14世纪中期进入英语，直接源自古法语的querele，意为争论；最初源自拉丁语的querella，意为埋怨。

近反义词

【近义词】

• argument
• conflict
• difference
• disturbance
• fight
• match
• argue
• differ
• question

【反义词】

• agreement
• harmony
• agree