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cavil

英 [ˈkæv(ə)l] 美 [ˈkæv(ə)l]

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）

复数cavils

第三人称单数cavils

现在分词cavilling或caviling

过去式cavilled或caviled

过去分词cavilled或caviled

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柯林斯英汉双解大词典

    • cavil /ˈkævɪl/ [ cavilling cavilled cavils ]

    • 1

      不及物动词 If you say that someone cavils at something, you mean that they make criticisms of it that you think are unimportant or unnecessary. 吹毛求疵

      Let us not cavil too much.

      我们不要太吹毛求疵。

      I don't think this is the time to cavil at the wording of the report.

      我认为现在不是对这份报告的措辞吹毛求疵的时候。

    • 2

      可数名词 Cavil is also a noun. 吹毛求疵的意见

      These cavils aside, most of the essays are very good indeed.

      撇开这些吹毛求疵的意见，大多数论文确实非常好。

英英释义

cavil['kævil]

  • n.
    • 1

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

      同义词： quibble / quiddity

  • v.
    • 1

      raise trivial objections

      同义词： carp / chicane

专业释义
  • 机械工程

    • 尖锤

网络释义
    短语
  • cavil about
    挑剔

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词根：cavil

  • n.

    • caviler 苛责者；吹毛求疵者

同近义词

双语例句

  • Let us not cavil too much.

    我们不要太吹毛求疵。

  • I don't think this is the time to cavil at the wording of the report.

    我认为现在不是对这份报告的措辞吹毛求疵的时候。

  • A carper will cavil at anything.

    爱挑剔的人对什么都挑剔。

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