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起于17世纪初,可能源自北日耳曼语支,与瑞典语方言词 skvabbel (争吵,流言)skvappa (批评,训斥)挪威语方言词 skvabba (闲扯)德语方言词 schwabbeln (唠叨)有关。

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squabble (复数 squabbles)

  1. 口角争吵
    The children got into a squabble about who should ride in the front of the car.
    孩子们为谁坐在车前面了起来。

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squabble (第三人称单数简单现在时 squabbles,现在分词 squabbling,一般过去时及过去分词 squabbled)

  1. (不及物) 发生口角争吵
    The brothers were always squabbling with each other.
    这对兄弟总是互相吵架
    • I. Watts
      The sense of these propositions is very plain, though logicians might squabble a whole day whether they should rank them under negative or affirmative.
  2. (及物印刷) 打乱排版
    to squabble type

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