quibble
美['kwɪbl] 英['kwɪbl]
v. 争论;推托;说模棱两可的话;说俏皮话;谬论
n. 吹毛求疵;遁辞;谬论;双关话
英英释义
Noun- an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections
Verb- evade the truth of a point or question by raising irrelevant objections
- argue over petty things;
"Let's not quibble over pennies"
例句
用作动词(v.)- Don't quibble about unimportant things with me.别为了琐碎的小事和我狡辩。
- Stop quibbling about the use of the comma.别再争辩逗号的用法了。
- When heaven gives a sign,a wise man does not quibble.当老天爷给了启示,聪明人是决不含糊的。
- Such a quibble did not trouble Livingston and his friends.这种诡辩并没有把利文斯顿和他的朋友难倒。
用作名词(n.)- The only quibble about this book is the lack of colour illustrations.这本书唯一的小瑕疵就是缺少彩色图解。
- She's only introducing this as a quibble.她提出此点,纯属遁词。