【quarrel音标】 英[ˈkwɒrəl] 美[ˈkwɔ:rəl]
【单词释义】 quarrel是什么意思:
n.争吵,口角;反目;抱怨…的原因(理由);[史]方镞箭,角镞箭
vi.争辩;争吵,吵架;不同意;挑剔;责备,埋怨
[单词分级] 高考英语词汇
[单词复数] quarrels [第三人称单数] quarrels
[单词现在分词] quarreling,quarrelling
[单词过去式] quarreled,quarrelled
[单词过去分词] quarreled,quarrelled
【quarrel形近词/近似词】
squirrel n.松鼠 vt.储藏;贮存
barrel n.桶;一桶之量;枪管,炮管 v.高速行驶,飞驰;装进桶里
【单词例句】
◇ He faxed a letter to me in English yesterday. To my delight, he no longer made any tense error. And his description roughly clarified my questions about the UK--its currency, its administration, the institution which divides it into four provinces, and the historical conflicts and quarrels when Southern Ireland broke away from the UK.
他昨天传真了一封英文信给我,让我高兴的是,他再也不犯时态错误了,而且他的描述也粗略地向我阐明了关于英国的一些问题——它的货币啦,行政管理啦,把它分成四个行政区的制度啦,还有在南爱尔兰脱离联合王国时发生的一些历史上的冲突和争拗。
---- Sightseeing in the United Kingdom
◇ A man once had four sons who never stopped quarrelling with one another. He was always telling them how much easier life would be if they worked together but they took absolutely no notice of him.
从前有一个人,他有四个儿子。儿子们不断地争吵。他一再告诫他们说,如果他们一齐干活儿,生活会舒适得多,但他们丝毫不理会他的意见。
---- A Bundle of Sticks
◇ This couple had been quarreling all their 40 over years of marriage nothing ever seems to go right.
这对夫妇从40年前结婚之日起就一直吵个不停。他们似乎找不到共同点,一切在他们看来都格格不入。
---- Life Together