| 单词 | quarrel |
| 释义 | quarrel (kwɒrəl , US kwɔːr- ) Word forms: quarrels , quarrelling , quarrelled regional note: in AM, use quarreling, quarreled 1. countable noun B2 A quarrel is an angry argument between two or more friends or family members. I had a terrible quarrel with my other brothers. [+ with] It could have happened during a quarrel between them over Naomi. Synonyms: disagreement, fight, row, difference (of opinion) 2. countable noun B2 Quarrels between countries or groups of people are disagreements, which may be diplomatic or include fighting. [journalism] Canning thought that Persia would probably not want to risk a quarrel with England. [+ with] 3. verb B2 When two or more people quarrel, they have an angry argument. At one point we quarrelled, over something silly. [VERB] My brother quarrelled with my father. [VERB + with] Synonyms: disagree, fight, argue, row 4. singular noun [with neg] If you say that you have no quarrel with someone or something, you mean that you do not disagree with them. We have no quarrel with the people of Spain or of any other country. [+ with] She had no quarrel with much of what had been said at dinner. 5. verb If you say that you would quarrel with someone or with something that they have said, you mean that you disagree with them. I would quarrel with you on that figure. [VERB with noun] While some of his peers might quarrel with the title, his credentials remain impressive. [VERB with noun] Quotations: It takes in reality only one to make a quarrel. It is useless for the sheep to pass resolutions in favour of vegetarianism, while the wolf remains of a different opinionOutspoken Essays Love-quarrels oft in pleasing concord endSamson Agonistes Collocations: pick a quarrel Pick a quarrel with the car next to you in the subsequent five-hour traffic jam. Times, Sunday Times You don't pick a quarrel with him. Times, Sunday Times These he was, if possible, to provoke into firing at him, but in any case to pick a quarrel with them, and so to take, sink, or burn them. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 吵架, 吵架 Japanese: 口論, 口論する |
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