| 单词 | quibble |
| 释义 | quibble (kwɪbəl ) Word forms: quibbles , quibbling , quibbled 1. verb When people quibble over a small matter, they argue about it even though it is not important. Council members spent the day quibbling over the final wording of the resolution. [V + over/about] Let's not quibble. [VERB] Synonyms: split hairs, carp, cavil, prevaricate 2. countable noun A quibble is a small and unimportant complaint about something. These are minor quibbles. Synonyms: objection, complaint, niggle, protest Collocations: small quibble But this is a small quibble, if quibble at all. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Yet it is a small quibble with what is another tense trip through the badlands of human nature. Times, Sunday Times (2016) But this is a small quibble about a book of great ambition and power. Times, Sunday Times (2015) This is a small quibble, though. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Translations: Chinese: 微不足道的抱怨 Japanese: 取るに足らない文句 |
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