cavil
英['kævl]
美['kævl]
GRE
Noun:
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an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections
Verb:
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raise trivial objections
- 1. Let us not cavil too much.
- 我们就别太挑剔了。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. A carper will cavil at anything.
- 爱挑剔的人对什么都挑剔.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. Even he could find nothing to cavil about.
- 连他都挑不出什么毛病来.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- 4. I don't think this is the time to cavil at the wording of the report.
- 我觉得现在还不是对报告的措辞较真的时候。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. Most practitioners reject the idea of a " new science " and cavil even at the word futurology.
- 大多数实践者反对 “ 新科学 ” 的这一想法,甚至对未来学这个词吹毛求疵.
来自辞典例句
用作动词 (v.)
- Even he could find nothing to cavil about.
连他都挑不出什么毛病来。
- He cavilled at being asked to cook his own breakfast.
他嗔怪让他自己做早饭。
