quibbled
v. 使用遁詞,含糊其辭,吹毛求疵( quibble的過去式和過去分詞 )
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...
委員會成員一整天都在為決議的最終措詞爭論不休。
Let's not quibble.
我們別斤斤計較了。
A quibble is a small and unimportant complaint about something.
These are minor quibbles.
這些不過是發發小牢騷罷了。
They agreed as to the grand outlines, but quibbled over particulars.
他們對重大要點表示同意, 但對細節卻含糊其詞.
He quibbled about the price.
他為價格爭論.
To this , Qin Hui quibbled , saying evasively in reply , " Mo'xu'you " or'something fairly likely. "
秦檜含糊其辭: “ 莫須有 ”.