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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Yes, come on.
是的， 过来。
To build with blocks
搭积木
but more often than not, the greater part of the journey is spent on roads with few service stations and too much traffic.
但旅行的大部分时间都花在路上，而且只有很少的服务设施，交通也很拥挤。