bicker /ˈbɪkə/ TEM8 ( bickering, bickered, bickers )

• 1. 

  V-RECIP When people bicker, they argue or quarrel about unimportant things. (为琐事的) 吵嘴

  例：

  I went into medicine to care for patients, not to waste time bickering over budgets.

  我从医是为了治病救人，不是为了预算争吵而浪费时间。

  例：

  ...as states bicker over territory.

  …当国与国之间为领土而争执不断时。

• 2. 

  bickering N-UNCOUNT (为琐事) 吵嘴

  例：

  The election will end months of political bickering.

  这场选举将结束几个月以来的政治争论。