quar·rel
noun/ˈkwɒrəl/
/ˈkwɑːrəl/
Idioms - [countable] an angry argument or disagreement between people, often about a personal matter
口角；争吵；拌嘴 - a family quarrel
家庭纷争 - quarrel with somebody He had had a quarrel with his brother.
他和他的兄弟发生了争吵。 - He got involved in a quarrel with his neighbour.
他和邻居吵了一架。 - quarrel about something They had a quarrel about money.
他们为钱吵了一架。 - quarrel over something a quarrel over the ownership of a piece of land
关于一块土地的所有权的争执 - quarrel between A and B Were you at any time aware of a quarrel between the two of them?
你什么时候注意到他俩拌过嘴吗？ - quarrel (with somebody/between A and B) (about/over something) Paul's incessant quarrels with his sisters over investments
保罗与他的姐妹们因投资问题不断争吵
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- bitter
- serious
- violent
- …
- have
- pick
- provoke
- …
- break out
- quarrel about
- quarrel between
- quarrel over
- …
- have no quarrel with somebody/something
- a family quarrel
- [uncountable] quarrel (with somebody/something) (especially in negative sentences) a reason for complaining about somebody/something or for disagreeing with somebody/something
抱怨（或不赞成）的理由 - We have no quarrel with his methods.
我们没有理由不赞成他的方法。
Extra ExamplesTopics Opinion and argumentc2- Our quarrel is not with the people, but with their leader.
我们没有和那些人争吵，而是和他们的领导争吵。 - We have no quarrel with their plans, in fact we support them.
我们没有理由不赞成他们的计划，实际上我们是支持他们的。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- bitter
- serious
- violent
- …
- have
- pick
- provoke
- …
- break out
- quarrel about
- quarrel between
- quarrel over
- …
- have no quarrel with somebody/something
- We have no quarrel with his methods.
Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘reason for disagreement with a person’): from Old French querele, from Latin querel(l)a ‘complaint’, from queri ‘complain’.
Idioms
pick a fight/quarrel (with somebody)
- to deliberately start a fight or an argument with somebody
找茬儿；找麻烦；挑衅 - He had drunk too much and was ready to pick a fight with anyone who crossed his path.
他喝得太多了，准备与任何遇到他的人打架。 - She tried to pick a quarrel with me.
她试图与我争吵。
- He had drunk too much and was ready to pick a fight with anyone who crossed his path.