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• quarrel   /ˈkwɒrəl/ DJ   /ˈkwɔːr-/ DJ US   /'kwɔrəl/ KK US   /ˈkwɑːr-/ DJ US   /'kwɑr-/ KK US
  • noun
    • 口角；争吵；拌嘴 an angry argument or disagreement between people, often about a personal mattercountable ~ (with sb/between A and B) (about/over sth)
      • 家庭纷争 a family quarrel
      • 他没有提起和妻子的争吵。 He did not mention the quarrel with his wife.
      • 他们为钱吵了一架。 They had a quarrel about money.
      • 你什么时候注意到他俩拌过嘴吗？ Were you at any time aware of a quarrel between the two of them?
    • 抱怨（或不赞成）的理由 a reason for complaining about somebody/something or for disagreeing with somebody/somethinguncountable ~ (with sb/sth)
      • 我们没有理由不赞成他的方法。 We have no quarrel with his methods.
    • See also:
      pick a fight/quarrel
  • verb
    • Irregular:
      -ll-;   -l-
    • 争吵；吵嘴；吵架 to have an angry argument or disagreementV ~ (with sb) (about/over sth)
      • 我和妹妹过去老是吵架。 My sister and I used to quarrel all the time.
      • 她和弟弟因父亲遗嘱的事起了争执。 She quarrelled with her brother over their father's will.
    • Phrasal:
      quarrel with somebody/something
      • 不赞同；反对 to disagree with somebody/something
        • 你的结论无可辩驳。 Nobody could quarrel with your conclusions.

English dictionary

• quar·rel
  • An angry argument or disagreement, typically between people who are usually on good terms
  • A reason for disagreement with a person, group, or principle

Related phrases

• pick a fight/quarrel (with somebody)
  找碴儿；找麻烦；挑衅
• quarrel with somebody/something
  不赞同；反对
• quarrel with
  不同意

Synonyms

• verb: wrangle, dispute, altercate, bicker, brawl, fall out, argue, squabble, fight
• noun: dispute, strife, altercation, wrangle, contention, squabble, row, broil, brawl, controversy, fight, disagreement, argument, discord

Web translations

Usage examples

• Mr. Bush said that the US "message to the people of Iran is clear: we have no quarrel with you. We respect your traditions and your history. We look forward to the day when you have your freedom."
  Feb 15, 2008 -  President Bush -  Voice of America
• "What happened in this case sends a signal really through intimidation by purge: 'Don't quarrel with us any longer,'" said Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, DR.I., a former US attorney who spent much of Monday evening paging through 3,000 documents...
  Mar 20, 2007 -  Sheldon Whitehouse -  Forbes
• "There's going to be some times where things don't go the way it's planned, but I've always marveled at his talents and always will because he's a phenomenal player," Cheeks said. "It's not like we had this quarrel or this big fight or...
  Dec 20, 2006 -  Maurice Cheeks -  SI.com

Web definitions

• • an angry dispute; "they had a quarrel"; "they had words"
    
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• • have a disagreement over something; "We quarreled over the question as to who discovered America"; "These two fellows are always scrapping over something"
    
  wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
• • an arrow that is shot from a crossbow; has a head with four edges
    
  wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn