"squabbling" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 爭吵（為小事）
• 拌嘴

Definition

為瑣事或無關緊要的小事爭吵或吵鬧。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

通常用於描述小孩或親密的人因小事大聲爭吵（如 'squabbling over toys'）。是非正式詞語，不用於嚴重爭執。常與 about、over、with 搭配使用。

Examples

The children are squabbling over the last cookie.

孩子們在為最後一塊餅乾**爭吵**。

My brothers are always squabbling about who gets to play first.

我兄弟們總是在**爭吵**誰先玩。

Stop squabbling and help me set the table, please.

別再**爭吵**了，幫我擺桌子吧。

They spent the whole afternoon squabbling over nothing.

他們一個下午都在為雞毛蒜皮的小事**爭吵**。

I try to ignore my roommates when they're squabbling again.

室友們又在**爭吵**時，我盡量不理會。

We ended up squabbling over which movie to watch, as usual.

我們最後還是像往常一樣為看哪部電影在**爭吵**。