quibbling

常见例句

Someone will immediately start quibbling that “eastern” Europe doesn’t exist.
立马有人吹毛求疵：何来“东欧”一说？
That is, perhaps, quibbling, but my main complaint about your question is more serious.
这可能是在诡辩，但对于你的问题，我的主要不满则更为严肃。
Freed from the pettifogging concerns of quibbling lawyers and self-serving politicians, goes the argument, he can concentrate on eradicating extremism.
有个论调说，摆脱了吹毛求疵的律师和自私的政客们的所谓的关心，他能够集中精力根除极端主义。
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It is time to stop quibbling and achieve real efficiencies in pensions and medical care.
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On the third such occasion, the bum suggested a pose, which Rousselot accepted without quibbling.
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Should a major terrorist event occur, however, the lawmakers' quibbling over the bill could become academic.
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