英 [ˈkævl]　美 [ˈkævəl]　

名词: caviler 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基本解释

v.挑毛病；吹毛求疵

n.无端指摘；挑毛病

cavil同义词

• complain抱怨
• chicane减速弯道
• quibble争论
• carp鲤鱼
• quiddity本质
• split hairs作无益的(琐细的区别)...
• object物体

cavil相关例句

不及物动词

1. Even he could find nothing to cavil about.
连他都挑不出什么毛病来。

cavil网络解释

1. 吹毛求疵或琐屑的指责：roil 搅混 使烦恼或不安;使生气 | cavil 吹毛求疵或琐屑的指责 | cavalry 骑兵

2. 挑剔：caveman 穴居人 | cavil 挑剔 | cavity of skull 颅腔

3. 吹毛求疵：carp吹毛求疵 | cavil吹毛求疵 | censorious挑剔

4. 找错;尖锤：cavi-jet 气蚀射流 | cavil 找错;尖锤 | caving 形成洞穴

cavil词典解释

1. 挑剔;吹毛求疵
If you say that someone cavils at something, you mean that they make criticisms of it that you think are unimportant or unnecessary.

e.g. Let us not cavil too much...
我们就别太挑剔了。
e.g. I don't think this is the time to cavil at the wording of the report.
我觉得现在还不是对报告的措辞较真的时候。

cavil英英释义

noun

1. an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections

Synonym: quibblequiddity

verb

1. raise trivial objections

Synonym: carpchicane