cavil
中文解釋
wordnet sense
Collocation Usage
Collins Definition
Verb
cavils, 3rd person singular present; caviling, present participle; caviled, past tense; cavilled, past tense; cavilled, past participle; caviled, past participle; cavilling, present participle;
/ˈkavəl/,
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cavils, 3rd person singular present; caviling, present participle; caviled, past tense; cavilled, past tense; cavilled, past participle; caviled, past participle; cavilling, present participle;
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Make petty or unnecessary objections
- - they caviled at the cost
Noun
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An objection of this kind
Web Definitions:
- raise trivial objections
- quibble: an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections
- A petty or trivial objection or criticism; To criticise for petty or frivolous reasons
- To raise frivolous or spurious objections to; to carp.
- (v) çurun izlеrgе, kеrеksiz ilinirgе, til etеrgе
- v. annoying objection, niggle em sys