cavil

cavil读音音标

英 [ˈkævl]

美 [ˈkævəl]

cavil意思解释

vi.

挑剔，吹毛求疵；

n.

吹毛求疵的意见；

变形

过去式：cavilled

过去分词：cavilled

现在分词：cavilling

第三人称单数：cavils

英英释义

n.

an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections

同义词：quibblequiddity

v.

raise trivial objections

同义词：carpchicane

双语例句

用作动词(v.)Even he could find nothing to cavil about.连他都挑不出什么毛病来。He cavilled at being asked to cook his own breakfast.他嗔怪让他自己做早饭。