quarrel

/ˈkwɒrəl/ n. / v.
标准词条 CET-4CET-6IELTS
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争吵；口角；争吵；吵架

释义与例句

n. 争吵；口角
an angry argument or disagreement between people
  1. They had a quarrel about money.
    他们为钱吵了一架。
  2. The quarrel was soon forgotten.
    那场争吵很快就被淡忘了。
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  1. He left the meeting after a bitter quarrel with his manager.
    他与经理激烈争吵后离开了会议。
v. 争吵；吵架
to argue angrily with someone
  1. She quarrelled with her brother over the inheritance.
    她因遗产问题与哥哥吵了一架。
  2. They often quarrel about trivial things.
    他们经常为琐事争吵。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. I don't want to quarrel with you.
    我不想和你吵架。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 争吵结构是 quarrel with somebody about/over something；名词则常用 have a quarrel。

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • quarrelsome 好争吵的；爱争执的
    quarrelsome 是形容词，描述容易与人发生争执的性格，语气通常带贬义。
    A quarrelsome customer delayed everyone. 一位爱争执的顾客耽误了所有人的时间。
同义词
  • argument 争论；争吵
    quarrel 通常指带情绪、可能伤害人际关系的争吵；argument 更宽泛，也可指理性的争论或论据。
    We had an argument about where to go. 我们就去哪里争论了一番。
反义词
  • reconciliation 和解
    quarrel 指发生争执，reconciliation 指争执后恢复友好关系。
    Their reconciliation surprised their friends. 他们的和解让朋友们感到意外。
易混词（形近或义近，注意区别）
  • quarry 采石场；猎物
    quarrel 是“争吵”，quarry 是“采石场”或“猎物”，两词拼写相近但含义无关。
    The workers extracted stone from the quarry. 工人们从采石场开采石料。
常见搭配
  • have a quarrel 发生争吵
    She had a quarrel with her flatmate. 她和合租室友吵了一架。
  • quarrel with someone 与某人争吵
    He rarely quarrels with his colleagues. 他很少与同事争吵。
  • quarrel about something 因某事争吵
    They quarrelled about the cost of repairs. 他们因维修费用而争吵。