wrangling

英 [ˈræŋɡlɪŋ]

美 [ˈræŋɡlɪŋ]

v.  (通常为长时间地)争吵，争辩
wrangle的现在分词
n.  争吵

复数：wranglings　现在分词：wrangling　

BNC.19431 / COCA.17568

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:hagglehagglingwrangle

双语例句

• The deal ends years of legal wrangling between the two.
  该协议结束了两者之间持续多年的法律纠纷。
• 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。
• In that family they are always wrangling about something.
  在那个家庭中，他们总是为某事而争吵不休。
• Even now, after months of talks, negotiators are still wrangling over a raft of competing proposals.
  谈判已经进行好几个月了，可即便是现在，谈判者们还在为一堆提议争论不休。
• You always like wrangling with others.
  你总是喜欢和比人抬杠。
• The deadlock and the wrangling over the debt-ceiling has been going on for months.
  有关提高债务上限的僵局和争执已经持续了数月。
• You may have to ask yourself whether is deal is worth wrangling with an800-pound gorilla.
  你将会问自己跟一个800磅重的大猩猩吵架是否值得。
• The government is wrangling with various groups demanding compensation.
  政府正在与要求赔偿的各方争论。
• The complex nature of DO coverage frequently leads to legal wrangling between insurers, executives and companies over payouts.
  DO保险的复杂性常常导致保险公司、高管和公司之间就支付金额发生法律纠纷。
• A merger between EMI and Warner Music has been stymied by regulators before, and Citigroup may not have the patience for endless wrangling.
  EMI和华纳的音乐巨头结合之前收到了监管机构的阻挠，并且花旗集团对没完没了的争执也失去了耐心。