quarreling:争吵;吵架;口角(quarrel 的现在分词/动名词形式,常指带情绪的争论或争执)。也可引申为“争夺/争抢”(较少见,用于 quarrel over/about)。
/ˈkwɔːrəlɪŋ/
They were quarreling about whose turn it was to do the dishes.
他们在为该轮到谁洗碗而争吵。
The novel opens with the siblings quarreling over an inheritance, a conflict that slowly reveals years of resentment.
小说以兄妹为遗产争吵开场,这场冲突逐渐揭露出多年积怨。
quarrel 源自中古法语 quarele/querelle(争执、抱怨),进一步可追溯到拉丁语 queri(抱怨、诉苦)。quarreling 是其 -ing 形式,用于表示“正在争吵”或“争吵这件事”。