与汉语成语意思差不多的英语单词也有不少，quibble为其中之一，它的含义是“吹毛求疵、斤斤计较、为小事争论或发牢骚”，如
【例句1】Let's not quibble. (我们不要吹毛求疵。) [柯林斯高级学者辞典]
用介词over或about补充被吹毛求疵的对象，如
【例句2】Let's not quibble over minor details.(我们不要在细节上吹毛求疵。)[朗文当代英语词典]
【例句3】It isn't worth quibbling over such a small amount. (这么少的钱不值得争论。)[牛津高级学者辞典]
【例句4】There's no point quibbling about/over a couple of dollars. (为区区几美元争吵是没有意义的。)[剑桥高级学者辞典]
【例句5】Council members spent the day quibbling over the final wording of the resolution. （安理会成员花了一天时间就决议的最终措辞争论不休。）[柯林斯高级学者辞典]
quibble也可以用作名词，含义为“无足轻重的抱怨、牢骚、意见”，如
【例句6】My only quibble is that the colour isn't very nice. （我唯一的抱怨是颜色不太好看。） [剑桥高级学者辞典]
【例句7】The only quibble about this book is the lack of colour illustrations. （这本书唯一瑕疵是缺少彩色插图。）[牛津高级学者辞典]
【例句8】The machine comes with a three-year no-quibble guarantee.(这台机器有三年无条件保修。) [牛津高级学者辞典]
如有必要，可以再加minor修饰，如
【例句9】These are minor quibbles. (这些都是小问题。)[柯林斯高级学者辞典]
【例句10】I' ve just got a few minor quibbles. (我只是有几个小问题。) [朗文当代英语词典]
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