cavil
音标发音
- 英式音标 ['kæv(ə)l]
- 美式音标 [ˈkæv.əl]
- 国际音标 ['kævil]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- v. 无端指责；对……吹毛求疵
- n. 吹毛求疵的意见
- n. (Cavil) （美）凯维乐（人名）
词根记忆
- 老指责(cavil)我，生活变得像地狱(devil)
同根派生
- n性质的同根词
- caviler：苛责者；吹毛求疵者。
英汉例句
- Let us not cavil too much.
我们就别太挑剔了。 - A carper will cavil at anything.
爱挑剔的人对什么都挑剔. - Even he could find nothing to cavil about.
连他都挑不出什么毛病来. - I don't think this is the time to cavil at the wording of the report.
我觉得现在还不是对报告的措辞较真的时候。 - Let us not cavil too much.
我们就别太挑剔了。
词组短语
- cavil about 挑剔
短语
英英字典
- to make unreasonable complaints, especially about things that are not important
- If you say that someone cavils at something, you mean that they make criticisms of it that you think are unimportant or unnecessary.
- Cavil is also a noun.
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专业释义
- 尖锤