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v.
爭論;推托;說模棱兩可的話;說俏皮話;謬論
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n.
吹毛求疵;遁辭;謬論;雙關話
Noun:
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an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections
Verb:
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evade the truth of a point or question by raising irrelevant objections
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argue over petty things;
"Let's not quibble over pennies"
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用作動詞 (v.)
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Don't quibble about unimportant things with me.
別方便鎖事的小事兒與我得理不饒人。
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Stop quibbling about the use of the comma.
別再爭辯句號的用法說明了。
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When heaven gives a sign,a wise man does not quibble.
當上天爺給了感觸,精明人是決不會含糊不清的。
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Such a quibble did not trouble Livingston and his friends.
一些詭辯并不會把利文斯頓和他的家人難住。
用作名詞 (n.)
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The only quibble about this book is the lack of colour illustrations.
這這書一個的小疵點就會丟失有顏色解圖。
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She's only introducing this as a quibble.
她提到此點,只是遁詞。
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My only complaints are quibbles..there is no telephone in the bathroom.
源自:Business Traveller
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Quibbling with very subtle and unreal distinctions.
出至: E. H. Gombrich
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Her work took too long..But he was not going to quibble about it.
出于: L. Grant
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