quarrel

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++quar·rel1 /ˈkwɒrəl $ ˈkwɔː-, ˈkwɑː-/ ●●○ noun [countable] especially British English  1  ARGUEan angry argument or disagreement 争吵，吵架，争执quarrel with Jacob left after a quarrel with his wife. 雅各布和妻子吵了一架后走了。quarrel about/over They had a quarrel about some girl. 他们为某个女孩吵了一架。quarrel between Had there been any quarrel between you? 你们俩吵过架了吗？► see thesaurus at argument2  a reason to disagree with something or argue with someone 不同意的原因；争执的缘由quarrel with My only quarrel with this plan is that it’s going to take far too long. 我对这个计划唯一的意见是它太费时间了。 I have no quarrel with the court’s verdict. 我对法庭的裁决没有异议。 COLLOCATIONSverbshave a quarrel 吵架We had a terrible quarrel last night. 我们昨晚大吵了一架。pick a quarrel (=deliberately start it) 惹起争吵Members of the gang were picking quarrels with strangers. 团伙成员故意找陌生人争吵。patch up a quarrel British English (=end it) 平息争吵The brothers eventually patched up their quarrel. 兄弟俩终于结束了争吵。a quarrel breaks out (=starts to happen) 发生争吵A fresh quarrel broke out between the players. 球员间爆发了新一轮争吵。ADJECTIVES/NOUN + quarrela family quarrel 家庭争执Your family quarrels are none of my concern. 你的家庭纠纷不关我的事。a lovers’ quarrel 情侣间的争吵Outside, two teenagers were having a lovers’ quarrel. 屋外，两个十几岁的情侣在斗嘴。bitter (=involving strong feelings of anger or hatred) 激烈的，怨愤的They are locked in a bitter quarrel over ownership of the land. 他们为争夺土地所有权而吵得不可开交。violent 激烈的nThat morning, after a violent quarrel, she threatened him with a kitchen knife.serious 严肃的nSoon afterwards, they had their first serious quarrel.an old quarrel (=one that has existed for a long time) 旷日持久的争吵nNow is the time to patch up old quarrels.

Examples from the Corpus

quarrel• Then he worked as garden boy at Ballykilcavan, but in the winter of 1860-1 he left abruptly after a quarrel.• We don't want to have a quarrel, do we?• Nor was he willing to let bygones be bygones once a quarrel had finally come to an end.• Two or three weeks ago, a crossbow quarrel narrowly missed my face as we crossed the Lawnmarket.• Labor unions continue to wage these dismal quarrels against management with almost uniformly disastrous results for the workers and their communities.• a bitter family quarrel• They had some sort of quarrel years ago, and they haven't spoken to each other since.• I was tired of these stupid quarrels with my parents.• It was rehearsed again in the quarrel between the sunny Emerson and the somber Herman Melville.quarrel with• She got into a quarrel with her son's coach.• Rivera had quarreled with his tenants once before.have no quarrel with• Miners, for example, have no quarrel with pit-head gear; they can not work without it.• I have no quarrel with that, provided he sets them in that order.• I have no quarrel with that.• The Opposition have no quarrel with the principle of disposal, leaving aside the financial implications.• We have no quarrel with the delicious plastic that Tony Blackburn plays on his daytime show.• We have no quarrel with you or your master.quarrel2 ●●○ verb (quarrelled, quarrelling British English, quarreled, quarreling American English) [intransitive]  1 ARGUEto have an argument 争吵，吵架，争执 I wish you two would stop quarreling. 我希望你们两个别再吵了。quarrel with I always seem to be quarrelling with my parents. 我好像总是在和父母吵架。quarrel about We’re not going to quarrel about a few dollars. 我们不会为了几块钱争吵。► see thesaurus at argue2 quarrel with something phrasal verb DISAGREEto disagree with something or complain about something 不同意；抱怨 Nobody could quarrel with the report’s conclusions. 报告的结论无可辩驳。n GRAMMAR: Reciprocal verbsQuarrel is a reciprocal verb. This type of verb is used when saying that two or more people do something that involves both or all of them: The brothers quarrelled. You can also say: The brothers quarrelled with each other.He quarrelled with his brother.→ See Verb table

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quarrel• Whenever my sisters meet they always end up quarrelling.• I mean you nothing but good, why should we quarrel?• Perhaps men were killed; perhaps animals were stolen - who knows now why men quarrelled a century ago?• I can not face a quarrel and I can see nothing to quarrel about.• This can lead to misunderstanding, mutual frustration, anger, quarrelling and perhaps aggression.• I could hear them quarreling next door.• The two brothers had quarreled over ownership of the farm.• Yet quarrel they did after George's retirement.• If I hadn't been weak and without hope I should have quarrelled with almost everything Syl said.• Gettier here is not quarrelling with any of the three clauses.• She left home after quarrelling with her parents.• She didn't want to quarrel with Maria, today of all days, when they had so little time left together.Origin quarrel1 (1300-1400) Old French querele “complaint”, from Latin querela, from queri “to complain”

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quar‧rel¹ /ˈkwɒrəl $ ˈkwɔː-, ˈkwɑː-/ noun [countable] especially British English1. an angry argument or disagreement
    quarrel with
    Jacob left after a quarrel with his wife.
    quarrel about/over
    They had a quarrel about some girl.
    quarrel between
    Had there been any quarrel between you?
2. a reason to disagree with something or argue with someone
    quarrel with
    My only quarrel with this plan is that it’s going to take far too long.
    I have no quarrel with the court’s verdict.
     

COLLOCATIONS

■ verbs
   ▪ have a quarrel We had a terrible quarrel last night.
   ▪ pick a quarrel (=deliberately start one) Members of the gang were picking quarrels with strangers.
   ▪ patch up a quarrel British English (=end it) The brothers eventually patched up their quarrel.
   ▪ a quarrel breaks out (=starts to happen) A fresh quarrel broke out between the players.
■ adjectives/NOUN + quarrel
   ▪ a family quarrel Your family quarrels are none of my concern.
   ▪ a lovers’ quarrel Outside, two teenagers were having a lovers’ quarrel.
   ▪ bitter (=involving strong feelings of anger or hatred) They are locked in a bitter quarrel over ownership of the land.
   ▪ violent That morning, after a violent quarrel, she threatened him with a kitchen knife.
   ▪ serious Soon afterwards, they had their first serious quarrel.
   ▪ an old quarrel (=one that has existed for a long time) Now is the time to patch up old quarrels.
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ argument a situation in which people speak angrily to each other because they disagree about something: an argument between two drivers over who had right of way | A 29-year-old man was shot and killed today after an argument over a gambling debt.
   ▪ row British English, fight especially American English a loud angry argument with someone, especially your boyfriend, girlfriend, or someone in your family. Row is also used about a serious disagreement between politicians about important public issues: There were always fights between my parents. | the continuing row over tax increases | A few months ago they had a big row, and Steve drove off and spent the weekend in London.
   ▪ disagreement a situation in which people disagree with each other, but without shouting or getting angry: There were the occasional disagreements about money, but mostly we got on well. | Ginny had left the company after a disagreement with her boss.
   ▪ quarrel especially British English an argument, especially one in which people get angry and that lasts a long time. Quarrel sounds more formal and more serious than argument or row: a bitter family quarrel
   ▪ feud /fjuːd/ a very bitter argument between two groups, especially families, which lasts for many years and causes people to hate each other: The feud between the Hatfields and the McCoys raged for 20 years.
   ▪ dispute a public or legal argument about something, especially one which continues for a long time: Morris has been involved in a long legal dispute with his publisher. | The settlement will resolve a long-running dispute over the country’s nuclear program.
   ▪ war/battle of words an argument in which two people or groups criticize each other continuously in public: The war of words over construction delays at the airport has erupted again.
   ▪ bust-up British English informal a very bad argument, especially one in which people decide to separate from each other: He had a bust-up with the team manager.
   ▪ shouting match an angry argument in which people shout at each other: He got into a shouting match with another driver.
   ▪ slanging match British English informal an argument in which people insult each other: He was sacked after a slanging match with a colleague.

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quarrel² verb (past tense and past participle quarrelled, present participle quarrelling British English, quarreled, quarreling American English) [intransitive]
to have an argument:
    I wish you two would stop quarreling.
    quarrel with
    I always seem to be quarrelling with my parents.
    quarrel about
    We’re not going to quarrel about a few dollars.
     
quarrel with something phrasal verb
  to disagree with something or complain about something:
    Nobody could quarrel with the report’s conclusions.
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ argue to speak angrily to someone because you disagree with them about something: Those two are always arguing. | We rarely argue with each other.
   ▪ have an argument to argue with someone for a period of time about a particular thing: She had a long argument with the man who was selling the tickets.
   ▪ have a row /raʊ/ British English, have a fight especially American English to have an argument with someone, especially with your boyfriend, girlfriend, or a member of your family: She was upset because she’d had a fight with her boyfriend. | The couple at the next table were having a row.
   ▪ quarrel especially British English to argue with someone, especially for a long time and about many different things: The children quarrel all the time.
   ▪ squabble /ˈskwɒbəl $ ˈskwɑː-/ to argue about unimportant things: The kids were squabbling over what to watch on TV.
   ▪ fall out with somebody British English to have a big argument with someone that results in you stopping having a friendly relationship with them: I’ve fallen out with my best friend.
   ▪ be at each other’s throats if two people are at each other’s throats, they are always arguing in a very angry way: His parents are constantly at each other’s throats.