quibbling
n. 詭辯,找碴子
v. 使用遁詞,含糊其辭,吹毛求疵( quibble的現在分詞 )
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。
1. quibbling over insignificant details;
It isn't worth quibbling over such a small amount.
不值得為這樣的小數目斤斤計較。
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。
Jem decided there was no point in quibbling and was silent.
傑姆覺得跟他磨嘴皮子沒意思,於是便不再做聲了.
We had no patience with quibbling criticism.
我們不能忍受那種吹毛求疵的批評.
Its doubting and challenging, its quibbling and dialectics, often are irritating to common people.
它的疑惑和詰難, 它的詭辨和辯證, 常常是令人討厭的.