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
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
wranglewrangle: see wrongwrangle (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.