動詞 quibble:

1. evade the truth of a point or question by raising irrelevant objections
   同義詞：quibble
2. argue over petty things
   同義詞：quibble, niggle, pettifog, bicker, squabble, brabble

形容詞 quibbling:

1. quibbling over insignificant details
   同義詞：caviling, carping, nitpicking, pettifogging

1. The disagreement between the employers and the union could nave been settled weeks ago if both sides had not wasted effort quibbling about pennies.
   如果工會與雇主之間不為一些微不足道的小事而費(fèi)力爭吵，雙方間的分歧早在幾星期之前就解決了。
2. Stop quibbling about the use of the comma.
   別再爭辯逗號的用法了。