wrangle

英 [ˈræŋɡl]

美 [ˈræŋɡl]

n.  (长时间的)争论，争吵
v.  (通常为长时间地)争吵，争辩

复数：wrangles　现在分词：wrangling　过去式：wrangled　过去分词：wrangled　第三人称单数：wrangles　

GRE

Collins.1 / BNC.19216 / COCA.20853

牛津词典

noun

• （长时间的）争论，争吵
  an argument that is complicated and continues over a long period of time
  1. 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

verb

• （通常为长时间地）争吵，争辩
  to argue angrily and usually for a long time about sth
  1. They're still wrangling over the financial details.
     他们仍在为财务细节争吵。

柯林斯词典

• V-RECIP (长时间)吵架，争吵，争论
  If you say that someoneis wrangling withsomeoneovera question or issue, you mean that they have been arguing angrily for quite a long time about it.
  1. The two sides have spent most of their time wrangling over procedural problems...
     双方大部分时间都在围绕程序问题争论不休。
  2. A group of MPs is still wrangling with the government over the timing of elections.
     一群下院议员仍在与政府就选举的时间安排争吵个不停。
  3. Wrangleis also a noun.
     
  4. The party was torn apart by wrangles over fiscal policy...
     该党内部因为在财政政策上争执不休而出现了分裂。
  5. 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。

英英释义

noun

• an instance of intense argument (as in bargaining)
  Synonym:hagglehagglingwrangling
• an angry dispute
  1. they had a quarrel
  2. they had words
  Synonym:quarrelrowwordsrun-industup

verb

• to quarrel noisily, angrily or disruptively
  1. The bar keeper threw them out, but they continued to wrangle on down the street
  Synonym:brawl
• herd and care for
  1. wrangle horses

双语例句

• To try and wrangle all these guys by yourself.
  想自己把这些家伙全搞定？
• This debate is a dry, procedural wrangle.
  这次辩论是一场关于程序问题的枯燥争论。
• But the longer that the wrangle about Greece continues, the harder it will be for banks to argue that sovereign CDs is a good hedge for their counterparty or credit risk.
  但在希腊问题上争论得越久，银行越难以辩称主权cds是其对手方或信用风险的一种有效对冲。
• It's so hard to take the trouble to wrangle all the stuff together the night before, but it really pays off.
  虽然要在头天夜里把一切东西都准备好真是太难了，但真地有好处。
• In Canada, during a nationwide wrangle combining anger and silliness, the country adopted a new national flag.
  在加拿大，新国旗的式样，在一场交织着愤懑和愚蠢的全国性辩论中通过。
• He was reluctant to plunge into a bitter personal and partisan wrangle.
  他不愿卷入这种个人之间的和党派的激烈争论。
• To engage in a disagreeable argument, usually over a trivial matter; wrangle.
  争吵卷入一场不愉快的争吵，通常由琐事引起；口角。
• He soon became intolerant of dissent and began to wrangle with opponents who suspected he had always wanted to run in next year's election.
  不久之后，他就无法容忍别人的异议，并开始与怀疑他一直想要参加明年大选的反对者打起了嘴仗。
• After a brief wrangle in the bankruptcy courts, Britain's Barclays has taken over Lehman's American operations.
  在破产法庭上简单争执之后，英国的巴克莱银行收购了雷曼美国的运营部门。
• The incident, which led to a minor diplomatic dispute between the two countries, marks a violent turn in a contractual wrangle between the Romanian group and a subcontractor.
  袭击事件导致了两国外交纠纷，也标志着这家罗马尼亚集团与一家分包商之间的合同纠纷出现了暴力倾向。