cavil
vi.挑剔,找错
难易程度:
cavil为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
名词:caviler 动词过去式:caviled/cavilled 过去分词:caviled/cavilled 现在分词:caviling/cavilling 第三人称单数:cavils/cavils
cavil
/'kævl; `kævl/
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.
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.
cavil
v past tense and past participlecavilledpresent participlecavillingBrEpast tense and past participlecaviledpresent participlecaviling
AmE [I]formal
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin;Origin: cavillari 'to joke, cavil', from cavilla 'joking']
to make unnecessary complaints about someone or something
cavil at
They cavilled at our calculations.
>caviln [U and C]
AmE [I]formal
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin;Origin: cavillari 'to joke, cavil', from cavilla 'joking']
to make unnecessary complaints about someone or something
cavil at
They cavilled at our calculations.
>caviln [U and C]
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