[scode type="green"]bicker[/scode]
音标:/'bɪkə/
英英释义:
When people bicker, they argue or quarrel about unimportant things.【v.斗嘴;争吵;发生口角】
例句:
①The two women bickered constantly.
这两个女人经常发生口角。
②He is still bickering with the control tower over admissible approach routes.
他还在为可采用的进近航线与指挥塔台争执不下。
拓展:
“bicker”在这里是作动词,常见的搭配是bicker (with someone) over/about something
除此之外,它的名词形式比较特殊:bickering
例如:
The political bickering over replacing him was less dignified.
葬礼上,他受到很多人的追悼,但关于其继任者的政治争吵却没有那么体面。----《经济学人》
这里再补充一个同义词:
quibble v.(为琐事)争辩,争吵【When people quibble over a small matter, they argue about it even though it is not important.】
例如:
Council members spent the day quibbling over the final wording of the resolution.
委员会成员一整天都在为决议的最终措词争论不休。
[scode type="green"]I can't help it
没有办法的事;控制不了的事[/scode]
英英释义:
I can't do anything to better the situation.
例句:
①That's it. I can't help it. It's a fact.
就是这样。我没办法。这是事实。
②And I say, " Hey, buddy, I can't help it."
我说" 兄弟, 这不怪我啊"