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词汇积累 | Hope no bickering in the world.

• 2021 年 03 月 07 日 • 翻译·译事随笔

[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"

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