中文翻译与英英解释 | vi. (-gg-) 1.做讼棍,经办小件法律事务。 2.讲歪理;诡辩;挑剔。 n. -fogger 1. 小律师;讼棍。 2. 骗子;诡辩者。 n. -foggery =pettifogging. -fogging 1.adj. 短语和例子 小律师(式)的,狡诈的;卑劣的;低贱的;为小事细节而烦恼的。 2.n. 短语和例子 讼棍行为[手段];狡辩;狡诈。
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| argue over petty things; "Let''s not quibble over pennies" 同义词:quibble, niggle, bicker, squabble, brabble,
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Pettifog is an English back-formation of pettifogger, a quibbler of details. It is also a stock character in comedy, often a lawyer. |
例句与用法 | 1. | Freed from the pettifogging concerns of quibbling lawyers and self - serving politicians , goes the argument , he can concentrate on eradicating extremism 有个论调说,摆脱了吹毛求疵的律师和自私的政客们的所谓的关心,他能够集中精力根除极端主义。
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