cavil是什么意思
2023-12-06 20:59:16
cavil
v. 挑毛病;吹毛求疵
n. 无端指摘;挑毛病
名词:caviler 过去式:caviled/cavilled 过去分词:caviled/cavilled 现在分词:caviling/cavilling 第三人称单数:cavils/cavils
近义词:quibble,carp,splithairs,complain,object,quiddity,chicane,
英英释义
Noun
- an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections
Verb
- raise trivial objections
例句
用作动词(v.)
- Even he could find nothing to cavil about.连他都挑不出什么毛病来。
- He cavilled at being asked to cook his own breakfast.他嗔怪让他自己做早饭。
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