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单词 cavil
释义
cavil
verb[I]
formal
uk
/ˈkæv.əl/us
/ˈkæv.əl/
-ll-orUSusually-l-
to makeunreasonablecomplaints,especiallyabout things that are notimportant
无端指责；挑剔，吹毛求疵
Synonym
carp
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Complaining
  • be/go on atsomeoneidiom
  • bellyaching
  • bewail
  • bugger, sod, etc. this for a lark!idiom
  • complain
  • complaining
  • create/kick up/raise a stinkidiom
  • gnashing of teethidiom
  • grouch
  • lodge
  • mutter
  • nark
  • protestation
  • raise a rumpusidiom
  • rumpus
  • squawk
  • start on atsomeone
  • vituperation
  • whinging
  • whiny
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cavil
noun[C]
formal
uk
/ˈkæv.əl/us
/ˈkæv.əl/
anunreasonablecomplaint,especiallyabout something that is notimportant:
The one cavil I haveaboutthebookis that it is written as adiary.
Themaincavil is that thewholefilmgoes on for toolong.
More examples
  • Oneslightcavil is that theauthorcould have given moresenseof theprocessofhistoricalchange.
  • I cannotdefendthesystemagainst all cavils orcriticismsfrom anysource.
  • If I have any cavil with his newpiece, itliesinitslackof adventurousness.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Complaining
  • be/go on atsomeoneidiom
  • bellyaching
  • bewail
  • bugger, sod, etc. this for a lark!idiom
  • complain
  • complaining
  • create/kick up/raise a stinkidiom
  • gnashing of teethidiom
  • grouch
  • lodge
  • mutter
  • nark
  • protestation
  • raise a rumpusidiom
  • rumpus
  • squawk
  • start on atsomeone
  • vituperation
  • whinging
  • whiny
See more results »
(Definition ofcavilfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
cavil
verb[I]
formal
uk
/ˈkæv.əl/us
/ˈkæv.əl/
-ll-orUSusually-l-
to makeunreasonablecomplaints,especiallyabout things that are notimportant
无端指责；挑剔，吹毛求疵

Examplesofcavil

cavil
Here a minorcavilmust be registered at the poor quality of these illustrations, which are difficult (and in one case impossible) to read.
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Apart from this relatively smallcavil, however, this book is undeniably a tour de force of scholarship.
From theCambridge English Corpus
They would no doubt find plenty at which tocavil, as always.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Such caviling leads on to my final point.
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These cavils are in a certain sense irrelevant, however.
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But one should notcavil.
From theCambridge English Corpus
But this is merely tocavil.
From theCambridge English Corpus
But this is really acavil.
From theCambridge English Corpus
But we need notcavilabout this.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Overall, there is little tocavilat.
From theCambridge English Corpus
But the above is tocavil.
From theCambridge English Corpus
It is, therefore, valueless for coal-mining spokesmen tocavilat the increase in the consumption of petrol and petroleum products in this country.
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I do not think that it would be very gracious for us tocavilabout the matter.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
The money resolution provides, in the usual form, for covering expenses—one cannotcavilat that.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
He marshals his arguments with immense skill, and we know that normally we follow his lead withoutcavil.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
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