wrangle1
KK: [ˈræŋɡḷ]
DJ: [ˈræŋɡl]
vi.
- 爭吵,口角;爭論,爭辯 [(+with/over)]
They
wrangled over what to do next.
他們就接下來該幹什麼而爭吵。
vt.
- 爭論;爭吵
We avoided
wrangles and got down to business.
我們避免了爭吵開始做正事。
- 爭得;爭辯得使(某人)…… [(+into/out of)]
n.
- 爭論;爭吵 [C]
辨析
wrangle2
KK: [ˈræŋɡḷ]
DJ: [ˈræŋɡl]
n.
a long and complicated dispute or argument.
v.
- engage in a wrangle.
- N. Amer. round up or take charge of (livestock).
Etymology
ME: cf. Low Ger. wrangeln, frequentative of wrangen ‘to struggle’; rel. to wring.