cavil
柯林斯词典
1. V-I 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[正式] [no passive]
Let us not cavil too much. 我們不要太吹毛求疵。
I don't think this is the time to cavil at the wording of the report. 我認爲現在不是對這份報告的措辤吹毛求疵的時候。
2. N-COUNT Cavil is also a noun. 吹毛求疵的意見
These cavils aside, most of the essays are very good indeed. 撇開這些吹毛求疵的意見,大多數論文確實非常好。
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cavil /ˈkævɪl/ (cavilling,cavilled,cavils)
剑桥词典
- to make unreasonable complaints , especially about things that are not important
無耑指責;挑剔,吹毛求疵 返回 cavil