单词	squabble
释义	squabblesquab‧ble /ˈskwɒbəl $ ˈskwɑː-/ verb [intransitive] Word Origin WORD ORIGINsquabble Origin: 1600-1700 Probably from a Scandinavian language Verb Table VERB TABLE squabble Simple Form Present I, you, we, they squabble he, she, it squabbles Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they squabbled Present perfect I, you, we, they have squabbled he, she, it has squabbled Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had squabbled Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will squabble Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have squabbled Continuous Form Present I am squabbling he, she, it is squabbling you, we, they are squabbling Past I, he, she, it was squabbling you, we, they were squabbling Present perfect I, you, we, they have been squabbling he, she, it has been squabbling Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been squabbling Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be squabbling Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been squabbling Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Oh, for goodness sake, stop squabbling, you two! The kids always squabble about who should do the dishes. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS A fist fight followed, with much shouting and squabbling, until the ragged man succeeded in driving up to the door. Don't be tempted to mix similar species of Tanganyikan cichlids - especially Julidochromis, as they will squabble violently. Now moderate and conservative Republicans are squabbling over the interpretation. Pigeons there on the parapet opposite, squabbling, jostling for position. The city's school system, among the worst of a bad lot through the state, is full of squabbling. The crime remained unique, and lawmakers were still squabbling over the ramifications. The depositions touch on rumors of illegal drug use, extramarital affairs and petty squabbling. Thesaurus THESAURUS► argue to speak angrily to someone because you disagree with them about something: · Those two are always arguing.· We rarely argue with each other. ► have an argument to argue with someone for a period of time about a particular thing: · She had a long argument with the man who was selling the tickets. ► have a row British English, have a fight especially American English to have an argument with someone, especially with your boyfriend, girlfriend, or a member of your family: · She was upset because she’d had a fight with her boyfriend.· The couple at the next table were having a row. ► quarrel especially British English to argue with someone, especially for a long time and about many different things: · The children quarrel all the time. ► squabble to argue about unimportant things: · The kids were squabbling over what to watch on TV. ► fall out with somebody British English to have a big argument with someone that results in you stopping having a friendly relationship with them: · I’ve fallen out with my best friend. ► be at each other’s throats if two people are at each other’s throats, they are always arguing in a very angry way: · His parents are constantly at each other’s throats. an argument that is not very serious► squabble an argument about something that is not important: · There were the usual squabbles between brothers and sisters.· Voters are tired of petty squabbles between party leaders. ► tiff informal an argument that is not very serious, between people who are in love: · Gary had a bit of a tiff with his girlfriend. ► misunderstanding a slight argument – a rather formal word which is often used humorously: · There was a slight misunderstanding over the bill, but everything’s been sorted out now. ► skirmish a short argument, especially between politicians or sports opponents: · Evans and O'Brien had several political skirmishes. Longman Language Activatorto argue about something very unimportant► squabble to argue noisily about something that is not really important -- use this especially about children or when you think someone is behaving like a child: · Oh, for goodness sake, stop squabbling, you two!squabble about/over: · The kids always squabble about who should do the dishes. ► bicker to continually argue about something unimportant in a way that annoys other people: · Whenever we go shopping together we always start bickering.bicker about/over: · The mayor and the town council spent most of Thursday bickering over how to balance next year's budget. ► quibble to argue in an annoying way about unimportant details, especially about whether something is exactly correct: · She said I owed her twenty dollars. I thought it was twenty-five but I wasn't going to quibble.quibble over: · Why quibble over whose turn it is to buy lunch? Split it, and forget about it. ► split hairs to say that there is a difference between two things and argue about this, when really the difference is too small to be important: · Batard is a little sweeter than Chevalier but perhaps that's splitting hairs; both these wines are excellent. an argument about something unimportant► squabble a noisy argument about something that is not important, especially between children: · Uncle Matt bought them a computer game to share, which led to endless squabbles.squabble about/over: · The kids are having their usual squabble over which TV show they're going to watch. ► tiff a short argument about something unimportant, especially between two people who are in love: have a tiff (with somebody): · Whenever she and Bernard had a tiff, Ari would go for a long drive to think about things.lover's tiff: · It was just a silly lovers' tiff -- we couldn't even remember why it had started. ► spat a short angry argument, usually about something unimportant: · The girls were having a spat in the back of the car over who got to use the armrest.· It was just a little spat over who did the dishes last. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► over · The crime remained unique, and lawmakers were still squabbling over the ramifications.· As a result of that, the federal assembly spent two weeks squabbling over the issue.· Families sat on the wooden benches squabbling over their picnics.· The Universes squabble over him - Here a bone, there a rag.· Or is it because we already have quite enough issues to squabble over?· Those of the children who were not squabbling over fossils or sticking feathers in their hair gazed expectantly at him. to argue about something unimportant SYN  quarrelsquabble over/about They’re always squabbling over money.squabble with He’s squabbling with the referee.► see thesaurus at argue, argument—squabble noun [countable]:  a petty squabble bitter squabbles between employers and unions
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