quibbling
n. 诡辩,找碴子
v. 使用遁词,含糊其辞,吹毛求疵( quibble的现在分词 )
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...
委员会成员一整天都在为决议的最终措词争论不休。
Let's not quibble.
我们别斤斤计较了。
A quibble is a small and unimportant complaint about something.
These are minor quibbles.
这些不过是发发小牢骚罢了。
1. quibbling over insignificant details;
It isn't worth quibbling over such a small amount.
不值得为这样的小数目斤斤计较。
Council members spent the day quibbling over the final wording of the resolution.
委员会成员一整天都在为决议的最终措词争论不休。
Jem decided there was no point in quibbling and was silent.
杰姆觉得跟他磨嘴皮子没意思,于是便不再做声了.
We had no patience with quibbling criticism.
我们不能忍受那种吹毛求疵的批评.
Its doubting and challenging, its quibbling and dialectics, often are irritating to common people.
它的疑惑和诘难, 它的诡辨和辩证, 常常是令人讨厌的.