"dust up" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 爭吵
• 小衝突

Definition

非正式用語，指一次短暫的爭吵或小衝突，通常發生在朋友或家人之間。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

非常口語化，常見於日常對話，指規模小、時間短的爭執。常用 'have a dust up' 這類說法，不指重大的爭吵。

Examples

They had a little dust up after the game.

他們在比賽後有了一場小小的**爭吵**。

A dust up between classmates interrupted the lesson.

同學間的**爭吵**打斷了課堂。

It was just a minor dust up, nothing serious.

只是一次小小的**爭吵**，沒什麼大不了的。

They got into a dust up over who should pay the bill.

他們為誰該付帳發生了**爭吵**。

A little dust up now and then happens in every family.

偶爾會有**爭吵**，每個家庭都會發生。

After their dust up, they laughed and made up like nothing happened.

**爭吵**過後，他們還是笑著和好，彷彿什麼都沒發生一樣。