cavil
音标发音
- 英式音标 ['kæv(ə)l]
- 美式音标 [ˈkæv.əl]
- 国际音标 ['kævil]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- v. 無耑指責；對……吹毛求疵
- n. 吹毛求疵的意見
- n. (Cavil) （美）凱維樂（人名）
词根记忆
- 老指責(cavil)我，生活變得像地獄(devil)
英汉例句
- Let us not cavil too much.
我們就別太挑剔了。 - A carper will cavil at anything.
愛挑剔的人對什麽都挑剔. - Even he could find nothing to cavil about.
連他都挑不出什麽毛病來. - I don't think this is the time to cavil at the wording of the report.
我覺得現在還不是對報告的措辤較真的時候。 - Let us not cavil too much.
我們就別太挑剔了。
英英字典
- to make unreasonable complaints, especially about things that are not important
- If you say that someone cavils at something, you mean that they make criticisms of it that you think are unimportant or unnecessary.
- Cavil is also a noun.
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专业释义
- 尖鎚