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cavil [ˈkævəl]

vi. 挑剔，吹毛求疵;
n. 吹毛求疵的意见;
过去式：: cavilled 过去分词：: cavilled 现在分词：: cavilling 第三人称单数：: cavils

例句:

  • A carper will cavil at anything.
    爱挑剔的人对什么都挑剔.
  • Let us not cavil too much.
    我们就别太挑剔了。
  • Even he could find nothing to cavil about.
    连他都挑不出什么毛病来.
  • Wilt thou enjoy the good, Then cavil the conditions?
    来自Milton
  • If "Billboard" wants to proclaim it as one of ours, who are we to cavil?
    来自WSJ