(1) argue about/over就某事或做某事发生争执、争吵。
- They're always arguing about unimportant matters.
他们总是为鸡毛蒜皮的小事争吵。
(2) bicker about/over表示“为……争吵”,特别是为了一些鸡毛蒜皮的小事。
- The two children were always bickering about who should ride the bicycle.
这两个孩子总是为谁该骑这辆自行车而争吵。
(3) quarrel about/over意为“就某人或某事发生(往往是激烈的或不愉快的) 争吵”。
- Let us not quarrel over going out tonight.
咱们别为今晚外出之事发生争吵了。
(4) squabble about/over表示“为……争执,争(小东西)”,常表现出孩子气。
- It's just like those two brothers to keep squabbling over one small toy!
那兄弟俩就是这样,为一个小玩具争来争去!
(5) wrangle about/over意思是“就……争吵,吵架”。
- When the old man died, his family spent months wrangling over the property.老人去世时,他的家人因为财产争吵了数月。