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pettifogging [ˈpetɪfɑ:gɪŋ]

adj. 讼棍的，骗人的，诡辩的;
n. 讼棍，诡辩，欺骗;
v. 讲歪理，诡辩，做讼棍( pettifog的现在分词 );

例句:

  • You are...a well-matched pair of mean, rascally, pettifogging robbers.
    来自Dickens
  • The pettifogging was also meant to counterbalance the Clinton White House's own ethical woes.
    来自WSJ
  • The handling is simple and is a far cry from pettifogging tidy structure.
    处理简单,是相去甚远讼棍整齐的结构.
  • The face of a poor, damned pettifogging actor.
    来自F. Swinnerton