quibble
[ˈkwɪbəl]
n.
吹毛求疵的反对意见或批评,遁词,模棱两可的话;
vi.
使用遁词,含糊其辞,吹毛求疵;
例句:
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Experts quibble over how big a part pedigree plays.
来自WSJ
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Let's not quibble.
我们别斤斤计较了。
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Why quibble ? It just amounted to pulling an inconsiderate monkey.
算了吧,直当是拉着个不通人情的猴子吧.
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Such a quibble did not trouble Livingston and his friends.
这种诡辩并没有把利文斯顿和他的朋友难倒.
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The experience itself is hard to quibble with.
来自WSJ
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But this is a minor quibble about a brilliant book.
来自THETIMES