wrangle
英['r??g(?)l]
美['r??ɡl]
- n. 爭論；吵嘴
- vi. 爭論；爭吵
- vt. 爭論；爭吵；辯駁
- n. (Wrangle)人名；(瑞典)弗朗勒
詞態變化
復數:?wrangles;第三人稱單數:?wrangles;過去式:?wrangled;過去分詞:?wrangled;現在分詞:?wrangling;
助記提示
1. 諧音“嚷夠了”（沒有啊？）
2. 諧音“我讓了”-----我們總是吵嘴，但是我總是讓著她。
中文詞源
wrangle 爭吵
來自PIE*wrengh,彎，轉，來自PIE*wergh的鼻音形式，詞源同wring,wriggle。引申詞義糾纏，扭打，爭吵。
英文詞源
- wrangle
- wrangle: see wrong
- wrangle (v.)
- late 14c., from Low German wrangeln "to dispute, to wrestle," related to Middle Low German wringen, from Proto-Germanic *wrang-, from PIE *wrengh-, nasalized variant of *wergh- "to turn" (see wring). Meaning "take charge of horses" is by 1897, American English. Related: Wrangled; wrangling. The noun is recorded from 1540s.
雙語例句
- 1. He was involved in a legal wrangle with the Health Secretary.
- 他卷入了與衛生大臣的法律糾紛之中。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. a legal wrangle between the company and their suppliers
- 這家公司與各供貨商之間長期的法律糾紛
來自《權威詞典》
- 3. I don't want to get into a wrangle with the committee.
- 我不想同委員會發生爭執.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. The two countries fell out in a bitter wrangle over imports.
- 這兩個國家在有關進口問題的激烈爭吵中鬧翻了.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. The two of them began to wrangle the moment they got talking.
- 他們兩人一談就頂牛兒.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》