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squabble

/ˈskwɒbl/ /ˈskwɑːbl/

Meanings
noun

争吵，口角。

A minor fight or argument.

Examples :

"The children got into a squabble about who should ride in the front of the car."
孩子们因为谁应该坐在汽车前排而发生了一场小小的争吵。
communication action society human family

Related Words

Illustration minor

minor noun

/ˈmaɪnɚ/

未成年人，青少年

"It is illegal to sell weapons to minors under the age of eighteen."

向未满十八岁的未成年人出售武器是违法的。

Illustration readjustment

readjustment noun

/ˌriːədˈdʒʌstmənt/ /ˌriːəˈdʒʌstmənt/

重新调整，再调整

"After the initial price increase, the company needed a readjustment to its budget. "

最初涨价后，公司需要对预算进行一次重新调整。

Illustration squabbling

squabbling verb

/ˈskwɒblɪŋ/ /ˈskwɑːblɪŋ/

争吵，口角.

"The brothers were always squabbling with each other."

兄弟俩总是吵吵闹闹，互相拌嘴。

Illustration should

should verb

/ʃʊd/ /ʃəd/

应当，应该

"I hope that we shall win the game."

我希望我们将会赢得比赛。

Illustration letters

letters noun

/ˈlɛtəz/ /ˈlɛtɚz/

字母，文字。

"There are twenty-six letters in the English alphabet."

英语字母表里有二十六个字母。

Illustration children

children noun

[ˈt͡ʃʊld̠ɹ̠ ̝ʷən] [ˈt͡ʃɪl.d̠ɹ̠ ̝ʷən] [tʃɪl.ɹən]

孩子，儿童，子女

"Go easy on him: he is but a child."

对他手下留情吧：他不过是个孩子。

Illustration always

always adverb

/ˈɔː(l).weɪz/ /ˈɔl.weɪz/

总是，一直，始终。

"Airplanes did not always exist as a form of transportation."

飞机作为一种交通工具，并不是一直都存在的。

Illustration disarrange

disarrange verb

/ˌdɪsəˈreɪndʒ/ /ˌdɪzəˈreɪndʒ/

弄乱，打乱，扰乱。

"The strong wind blew through the open window and disarranged the papers on my desk. "

强风从敞开的窗户吹进来，把我桌上的文件都吹乱了。

Illustration argument

argument noun

/ˈɑːɡjʊmənt/ /ˈɑɹɡjumənt/

论据，理由。

"My argument for staying late was that I needed extra time to finish my project. "

我坚持要晚点走的原因是，我需要更多时间来完成我的项目，这是我的论据。

Illustration participate

participate verb

/pɑːˈtɪsɪpeɪt/

参加，参与.

"My brother will participate in the school's fundraising walk. "

我弟弟会参加学校的慈善步行筹款活动。

Illustration require

require verb

/ɹɪˈkwaɪə/ /ɹɪˈkwaɪɹ/

要求，需要

"My teacher requires all students to bring their textbooks to class each day. "

我的老师要求所有学生每天都带课本到课堂。

Illustration brothers

brothers noun

/ˈbɹʌðə(ɹ)z/ /ˈbɹʌðɚz/

兄弟，哥们。

"My two older brothers both play basketball after school. "

我两个哥哥放学后都打篮球。