第三人称单数：cavils现在分词：cavilling过去分词：cavilled过去式：cavilled
cavil基本解释
不及物动词挑剔，吹毛求疵
名词吹毛求疵的意见
cavil相关例句
不及物动词
1. Even he could find nothing to cavil about.
连他都挑不出什么毛病来。
cavil网络解释
1. 吹毛求疵或琐屑的指责：roil 搅混 使烦恼或不安;使生气 | cavil 吹毛求疵或琐屑的指责 | cavalry 骑兵
2. 挑剔：caveman 穴居人 | cavil 挑剔 | cavity of skull 颅腔
3. 吹毛求疵：carp吹毛求疵 | cavil吹毛求疵 | censorious挑剔
4. 找错;尖锤：cavi-jet 气蚀射流 | cavil 找错;尖锤 | caving 形成洞穴
cavil词典解释
in AM, use 美国英语用 caviling, caviled1. 挑剔;吹毛求疵
If you say that someone cavils at something, you mean that they make criticisms of it that you think are unimportant or unnecessary.
e.g. Let us not cavil too much...
我们就别太挑剔了。
e.g. I don't think this is the time to cavil at the wording of the report.
我觉得现在还不是对报告的措辞较真的时候。
cavil英英释义
noun
1. an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections
Synonym: quibblequiddity
verb
1. raise trivial objections
Synonym: carpchicane