bickering

柯林斯詞典

1. V-RECIP When people bicker, they argue or quarrel about unimportant things. (為瑣事的) 吵嘴
I went into medicine to care for patients, not to waste time bickering over budgets. 我從醫(yī)是為了治病救人，不是為了預(yù)算爭(zhēng)吵而浪費(fèi)時(shí)間。
...as states bicker over territory. …當(dāng)國(guó)與國(guó)之間為領(lǐng)土而爭(zhēng)執(zhí)不斷時(shí)。
2. bickeringN-UNCOUNT (為瑣事) 吵嘴
The election will end months of political bickering. 這場(chǎng)選舉將結(jié)束幾個(gè)月以來(lái)的政治爭(zhēng)論。