"dust up" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 争吵
• 小冲突

Definition

非正式用语，指一次短暂的争吵或小冲突，通常发生在朋友或家人之间。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

十分口语化，常用于对话中，强调冲突较小、时间短。常见用法有 'have a dust up'，不用于严重冲突。

Examples

They had a little dust up after the game.

他们在比赛后发生了小小的**争吵**。

A dust up between classmates interrupted the lesson.

同学间的**争吵**打断了课程。

It was just a minor dust up, nothing serious.

只是一次小小的**争吵**，没什么严重的。

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

他们为谁该付账发生了**争吵**。

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

偶尔的**争吵**在每个家庭都会发生。

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

**争吵**后，他们又笑着和好了，好像什么都没发生一样。