音标:['ræŋgl] ; 柯林斯词典等级:1 级;
vi. 争论, 口角
vt. 辩驳, 放牧
n. 口角, 吵嘴
v. herd and care for
词型变化:名词复数形式 : wrangles ; 现在分词 : wrangling ; 过去式 : wrangled ; 过去分词 : wrangled ; 第三人称单数 : wrangles
考试类型:[GRE]
词性分布:
动词79%
名词21%

wrangle的用法和样例:

例句

用作动词(v.)
  1. The children wrangle about who should sit in front.孩子们为了谁该坐在前面而争吵。
  2. He will give in to his opponent's claim rather than wrangle over a disputed point.他会向对手的要求让步,而不会因争议点而大声争论。
  3. The children were wrangling over the new toy.孩子们为新玩具争吵。
  4. Tell the boys of playing there not to wrangle.告诉在那儿玩的男孩子们不要吵闹。
用作名词(n.)
  1. They are hand in hand, without wrangle.他们手拉手,不吵也不闹。
  2. They were involved in a long legal wrangle over payment.他们在付款问题上陷入长期纠纷。

词汇搭配

  • wrangle for an ass's shadow为小事而争吵...

经典引文

  • The Book of Job has been the subject of unbounded theological wrangle.

    出自:T. de W. Talmage
  • There was a fearful wrangle over who should be commander-in-chief.

    出自:J. Reed
  • Andrew..wrangled long and stubbornly with the short man over prices.

    出自:A. J. Cronin
  • The two men amiably wrangle about their respective faiths.

    出自:A. Burgess
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