【bicker】 - AEAS备考词汇

bicker

UK:  ['bɪkə(r)]

US:  ['bɪkər]

第三人称单数：bickers  现在分词：bickering  过去式：bickered  

v.

1.斗嘴,争吵

2.争吵,吵架,拌嘴

3.口角;争吵

4.(雨等)哗啦哗啦地下;(溪水等)哗啦哗啦地流

5.(火焰、光等)一晃一晃地闪,闪烁

6.吵吵嚷嚷

7.打…交道

n.

1.斗嘴,口角

2.〔苏格兰语〕 (盛酒等用的)木碗

3.(流水等)哗啦哗啦的声响;(雨的)淅淅沥沥声;(鸟的)啭鸣

4.(火焰等的)摇晃,闪烁

1 . As for some things it is all right to quarrel and bicker about, but fundamental cooperation is needed.
在一些事情上有点争吵也无妨，但是必需在根本问题上实行合作。

2 . State governments frequently bicker over how (and how much) to invest.
州政府常常为如何投资（以及投资多少）而喋喋不休。

3 . Yahoo and Alibaba have slowed their talks on the plan lately, the people familiar with the matter said, as they bicker over terms.
知情人士说，因就具体条款存在分歧，雅虎和阿里巴巴最近曾放慢相关谈判。

4 . The men bicker about Mary, and Shrike says his wife has selfishly fought to remain a virgin and claims that he raped her.
男子吵嘴玛丽和伯劳鸟说，他的妻子自私斗争仍然是一个处女，并声称，他强*了她。

5 . As the West too suffers through a protracted downturn while its politicians bicker and dawdle, more voices are asking if the U.
由于政客的争吵和磨蹭，西方国家也长时间陷入低迷。