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

名词：quibbler 过去式：quibbled 过去分词：quibbled 现在分词：quibbling 第三人称单数：quibbles

近义词：differ，fight，criticize，cavil，quiddity，equivocate，hedge，splithairs，nitpick，objection，equivocation，squabble，pettifog，niggle，bicker，brabble，

Noun

an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections

Verb

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。

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