cavilled

美 [?kæv?l] 　英 [?kæv(?)l]

• v.挑剔；對(duì)…挑剔
• n.無端指摘
• 網(wǎng)絡(luò)吹毛求疵；挑毛病；找錯(cuò)

詞形變化

過去式：cavilled  第三人稱單數(shù)：cavils  現(xiàn)在分詞：cavilling  

反義詞

同義詞

英漢解釋

v.	1. 挑剔,吹毛求疵 (at; about) 2. 對(duì)...挑剔,對(duì)...吹毛求疵
n.	1. 無端指摘,吹毛求疵

英英解釋

v.	1. to argue or protest about unimportant details

例句

When the tribal council cavilled about her disregard for ceremony, she turned off their microphones.

當(dāng)她的部落議會(huì)對(duì)她吹毛求疵說她無視禮節(jié)時(shí)，她關(guān)閉了他們的麥克風(fēng)。

Shell-shocked lawmakers cavilled, but Congress and the administration eventually agreed.

盡管遭到了苛刻的立法者的批評(píng)，議會(huì)和政府最終還是同意了這一方案。