squabble

1. V-RECIP When people squabble, they quarrel about something that is not really important. (為瑣事) 爭(zhēng)吵

Mother is devoted to Dad although they squabble all the time. 媽媽深愛著爸爸，雖然他們總是為瑣事爭(zhēng)吵。

The children were squabbling over the remote-control for the television. 孩子們正在為爭(zhēng)奪電視機(jī)的遙控器發(fā)生口角。

2. squabblingN-UNCOUNT 爭(zhēng)吵

In recent months its government has been paralysed by political squabbling. 最近幾個(gè)月其政府因?yàn)檎螤?zhēng)吵已經(jīng)癱瘓了。

3. N-COUNT Squabble is also a noun. 爭(zhēng)吵

There have been minor squabbles about phone bills. 為電話賬單已鬧過口角。