quibbling

• vi.quibble的变形

quibble['kwibl]

• n.
  • 双关语
  • 遁词；诡辩
  • 吹毛求疵的意见
• vi.
  • 诡辩；争辩：

    She always quibbles about household affairs with her mother.

    她总是为了家庭琐事跟母亲争论不休。

  • 含糊其辞：

    He often quibbled when I asked for his advice.

    当我向他请教时，他常常讲些模棱两可的话。

  • 挑剔；吹毛求疵：

    His main weakness is to quibble over unimportant things.

    他的主要缺点是爱对小事吹毛求疵。

• vt.
  • 对…进行诡辩
  • 对…含糊其辞
• 变形:

  vi.quibbled.quibbling