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- an angry argument or disagreement, typically between people who are usually on good terms争吵, 吵嘴, 口角; 失和：
he made the mistake of picking a quarrel with John.
他不该和约翰吵架。
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- usu. with negative a reason for disagreement with a person, group, or principle不赞成的理由：
we have no quarrel with the people of the country, only with the dictator.
我们与这个国家的人民没有不和, 只对其独裁者不满。
(quarrelled, quarrelling; <美> quarreled, quarreling) no obj.
1- have an angry argument or disagreement争吵, 吵嘴; 失和：
stop quarrelling with your sister.
不要再和你妹妹吵嘴。
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quarrel with
take exception to or disagree with (something)反对：some people quarrel with this approach.
有些人反对这种方法。
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- no obj. W. Indian complain; scold〈西印度〉抱怨; 责骂, 斥责：
he will quarrel like hell if he see black pods on the trees.
他看到树上的黑荚果病会痛骂的。
派生词
quarreller
noun词源
Middle English （in the sense 'reason for disagreement with a person'）： from Old French querele, from Latin querel（l） 'a complaint'， from queri 'complain'.