| 单词 | quarrel |
| 释义 | quarrelquarrelsquarrelquarrel1 /ˈkwɒrəl $ ˈkwɔː-, ˈkwɑː-/ noun [countable]1an angry argumentquarrel withWe’ve had a quarrel with our neighbours.haveneighbour我们和邻居吵了一架。quarrel about/overThey had a quarrel about some girl.have他们为某个女孩吵架了。2formal a reason to disagree with something or argue with someonequarrel withMy only quarrel with the plan is that it will take too long.be我对这个方案唯一的意见是太费时间。We have no quarrel with the court’s decision.我们对法院的判决没有意见。COLLOCATIONS: quarrelverbsto have a quarrelWe had a terrible quarrel last night.havea quarrel breaks out (=starts to happen)A quarrel broke out between the players.breakplayerto pick a quarrel with somebody (=to deliberately start one)She’s always picking quarrels with people.pickquarrelto patch up a quarrel British English (=to end it)The brothers eventually patched up their quarrel.brotherpatchadjectivesa bitter quarrel (=involving strong feelings of anger or hatred)After a bitter quarrel, they refused to speak to each other.refusea serious quarrelSoon afterwards, they had their first serious quarrel.havenoun + quarrela family quarrelI didn’t want to get involved in a family quarrel.involvea lovers’ quarrelOutside, two teenagers were having a lovers’ quarrel.teenagerbehaveloverTHESAURUS: quarrelargument a situation in which people speak angrily to each other because they disagree about something: The woman was having an argument with the waiter.behaverow British English, fight especially AmE an argument between people who know each other well, in which they shout at each other: The couple were always having rows with each other.behaverowThere were often fights between the members of the band.befightmemberquarrel especially BrE an argument in which people who know each other well get very angry and upset, and which often lasts a long time: a family quarrelHe had a violent quarrel with his father and they didn’t speak to each other for years.haveyeardisagreement a situation in which people disagree, but without shouting or getting angry: There was a slight disagreement over the rules of the game.beruleGinny left the company after a disagreement with her boss.leavesquabble a short argument about something that is not important: The children were having a squabble about who should sit in the front of the car.childbehaveshalldispute an argument when two people, groups, or countries publicly disagree about something: The workers were involved in a bitter dispute over pay.workerbeinvolvea border disputefeud a situation in which two groups of people hate each other because they have argued or disagreed, which often lasts for years: The boy was shot dead in a feud between rival gangs.beshootgangan ancient family feud |
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