to cavil
01
吹毛求疵, 无端挑剔
to make objections, often over small details without a good reason
Intransitive: to cavil at sth | to cavil about sth
语法信息
形态构成
简单词
动作动词
规则
现在时
cavil
第三人称单数
cavils
现在分词
caviling
一般过去时
caviled
过去分词
caviled
例子
Some coworkers tend to cavil about office temperatures, finding fault with the thermostat setting.
一些同事倾向于对办公室的温度吹毛求疵，对恒温器的设置挑毛病。
Cavil
01
吹毛求疵, 无足轻重的抱怨
a minor complaint raised over something of little importance
语法信息
有生性状态
抽象
形态构成
简单词
可数
复数形式
cavils
例子
She had a cavil about the font on the flyer, even though the event details were perfect.
她对传单上的字体有一个cavil，尽管活动细节很完美。
词汇树
caviler
caviller
cavil
