hairsplitter

英['heəˌsplɪtə] 美['heəˌsplɪtə]
  • n. 拘泥于琐事的人;强词夺理的人
  • haidarabad n.海得拉巴(印度地名)
  • haiduk n.黑盗客(奥斯曼帝国时代流窜于欧洲乡村地区的土匪)
  • haifa n.海法(以色列港市)
  • haik n.(阿拉伯人的)罩袍
  • haikou 海口[海南省]
Noun:
  1. a disputant who makes unreasonably fine distinctions

1. Fortunately, the night manager was neither a hairsplitter nor a fool.
好在这位夜班经理既不是吹毛求疵的人,也不是脓包。

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2. Smith is a real hairsplitter. If you say the train arrived just on time, he'll say it was at least thirty seconds late.
斯密史是吹毛求疵的人。如果你说火车刚好准时到达,他会说火车至少迟了三十秒。

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3. Smith is a real hairsplitter. If you say the train arrived just on time, he'll say it was at least thirty seconds late.
斯密史是吹毛求疵的人。如果你说火车刚好准时到达,他会说火车至少迟了三十秒。

youdao