wrangle
英['ræŋg(ə)l]
美['ræŋɡl]
- n. 争论；吵嘴
- vi. 争论；争吵
- vt. 争论；争吵；辩驳
- n. (Wrangle)人名；(瑞典)弗朗勒
词态变化
复数: wrangles;第三人称单数: wrangles;过去式: wrangled;过去分词: wrangled;现在分词: wrangling;
助记提示
1. 谐音“嚷够了”（没有啊？）
2. 谐音“我让了”-----我们总是吵嘴，但是我总是让着她。
中文词源
wrangle 争吵来自PIE*wrengh,弯，转，来自PIE*wergh的鼻音形式，词源同wring,wriggle。引申词义纠缠，扭打，争吵。
英文词源
- wrangle
- wrangle: see wrong
- wrangle (v.)
- late 14c., from Low German wrangeln "to dispute, to wrestle," related to Middle Low German wringen, from Proto-Germanic *wrang-, from PIE *wrengh-, nasalized variant of *wergh- "to turn" (see wring). Meaning "take charge of horses" is by 1897, American English. Related: Wrangled; wrangling. The noun is recorded from 1540s.
双语例句
- 1. He was involved in a legal wrangle with the Health Secretary.
- 他卷入了与卫生大臣的法律纠纷之中。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. a legal wrangle between the company and their suppliers
- 这家公司与各供货商之间长期的法律纠纷
来自《权威词典》
- 3. I don't want to get into a wrangle with the committee.
- 我不想同委员会发生争执.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. The two countries fell out in a bitter wrangle over imports.
- 这两个国家在有关进口问题的激烈争吵中闹翻了.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. The two of them began to wrangle the moment they got talking.
- 他们两人一谈就顶牛儿.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》