quarrel

词根词缀:

词根
quer= complain 抱怨

quarrel n. 争吵

quar〔= quer〕抱怨 + rel → 抱怨引发争吵 → 争吵

quarreler n. 争吵的人,喜欢埋怨的人

quarrel 争吵 + er 表名词 → 争吵的人,喜欢埋怨的人

quarrelsome adj. 喜欢吵架的,好争论的

quarrel 争吵 + some 具有…倾向的 → 喜欢吵架的,好争论的

querulous adj. 抱怨的

quer 抱怨 + ulous …的 → 抱怨的

query n. 问题,疑问

quer 抱怨 + y 表名词 → 抱怨是因为有疑问 → 疑问

query v. 对…表示怀疑;询问

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相关例句:

They've had a quarrel. you'd better try and patch things up between them.

他们吵架了,你最好去劝解一下。

The monarchists are a small fringe group who quarrel fiercely among themselves.

君主主义者是一个内部争吵激烈的非主流的小团体。

One hand alone can't clap--it takes two to make a quarrel.

一个巴掌拍不响。

My brother quarrelled with my father.

我哥哥和父亲吵了一架。

He was clearly in a mood to pick a quarrel with anybody.

他现在的心情明显是逮谁就想跟谁吵。

I would quarrel with you on that figure

在那个数字的问题上,我并不认同你的看法。