Cavil
[ 'kævl ]
出国 Abroad
vi. 挑剔，吹毛求疵;
n. 吹毛求疵的意见;
📝 例句
To find fault or criticize for petty reasons;cavil.
吹毛求疵找碴子或为了琐屑的原因而批评；吹毛求疵
Even he could find nothing to cavil about.
连他都挑不出什么毛病来。
cavil each item of a proposed agenda
对议程上的每一议条(提出不充分的理由或借口来)表示反对
to cavil at somebody's choice of words; to quibble
挑字眼
order(others)about with wild gestures; carp and cavil
指手画脚
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ 谐音“开我”:老板为开除我一直在挑我毛病
※ cav-cave牙洞,il-ill病了:给牙挑毛病→吹毛求疵
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
cavil
v
(-ll-; US -l-) [I, Ipr]
~ (at sth) (fml 文) make unnecessary complaints (about sth) （对某事物）无端指摘, 挑剔, 吹毛求疵
He cavilled at being asked to cook his own breakfast. 他嗔怪让他自己做早饭.
🔁 扩展释义
*['kævil]n. 无端的指责, 挑剔vt. 吹毛求疵vi. 吹毛求疵
📖 同为「GRE」词汇
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I'd like to get some of today's papers sent to my room.
我想要些今天的报纸送到我的房间。
You were here in February,weren't you?
二月份你曾在这里，对不对？
The efficiency is greatly raised,and the intensity of labor is decreased.
工作效率大大地提高了，而劳动强度却降低了。