quibble

英 ['kwɪbl] 美 ['kwɪbl]

• v. 争论；推托；说模棱两可的话；说俏皮话；谬论
• n. 吹毛求疵；遁辞；谬论；双关话

英英释义

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"
   

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. Don't quibble about unimportant things with me.
   别为了琐碎的小事和我狡辩。
2. Stop quibbling about the use of the comma.
   别再争辩逗号的用法了。
3. When heaven gives a sign,a wise man does not quibble.
   当老天爷给了启示，聪明人是决不含糊的。
4. Such a quibble did not trouble Livingston and his friends.
   这种诡辩并没有把利文斯顿和他的朋友难倒。

用作名词 (n.)

1. The only quibble about this book is the lack of colour illustrations.
   这本书唯一的小瑕疵就是缺少彩色图解。
2. She's only introducing this as a quibble.
   她提出此点，纯属遁词。

经典引文

• My only complaints are quibbles..there is no telephone in the bathroom.

  出自：Business Traveller

• Quibbling with very subtle and unreal distinctions.

  出自： E. H. Gombrich

• Her work took too long..But he was not going to quibble about it.

  出自： L. Grant

词汇搭配

• quibble about 争辩小分歧
• quibble over 争辩小分歧

近反义词

【近义词】

• differ 不同
• fight 战斗
• criticize 批评
• cavil 挑毛病
• quiddity 本质
• equivocate 说模棱两可的话...
• hedge 树篱
• split hairs 作无益的(琐细的区别)...
• nitpick 挑剔
• objection 反对
• equivocation 模糊话
• squabble （为琐事）争论...
• pettifog 作讼棍
• niggle 过分为琐事操心...
• bicker 斗嘴
• brabble 吵嘴