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bickering 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
Verb
/ˈbikər/,
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bickered, past participle; bickered, past tense; bickering, present participle; bickers, 3rd person singular present;
  1. Argue about petty and trivial matters
    • - whenever the phone rings, they bicker over who must answer it
    • - the constant bickering between Edgar and his mother
  2. (of water) Flow or fall with a gentle repetitive noise; patter
    • - against the glass the rain did beat and bicker
  3. (of a flame or light) Flash, gleam, or flicker
    • - the restless wheels whose flashing spokes bicker and burn
  1. bicker: a quarrel about petty points
  2. (bicker) quibble: argue over petty things; "Let's not quibble over pennies"
  3. (Bicker (family)) Andries Bicker (Amsterdam, 1586 - Amsterdam?, 24 June 1652) was a wealthy merchant on Moscovia, a member of the vroedschap, the leader of the Arminians, an administrator of the VOC, representative of the States-General of the Netherlands and colonel in the Civic guard. ...
  4. Petty quarreling. Usually considered a childish behaviour, although often applied to adults
  5. (bicker) To quarrel in a tiresome, insulting manner
  6. (Bicker) The five-day period at the start of second semester during which sophomores wishing to join selective eating clubs go through a rush-like process in order to gain an invitation.
  7. (Bicker) the process by which students join selective eating clubs, similar to fraternity/sorority rush at other schools
  8. (bicker) to disagree in a quarrelsome way
  9. (bicker) to have a small quarrel ofer and unimportant matter.