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

• It spells the end of8 years of wrangling and setbacks, in the course of the institutional construction of the bloc.
  它结束了欧盟体制建设过程中长达8年的喋喋不休的争论和不断的挫折。
• After weeks of political wrangling, President Obama and congressional leaders reached a deal late Sunday night – thereby avoiding a default.
  经过了数周的政治角力，奥巴马总统和国会领袖们在周日深夜达成了一致意见&从而避免了违约。
• Unless these problems are solved, there will be endless wrangling in the schools.
  学校里这些问题不解决，扯皮就扯得没完没了。
• You always like wrangling with others.
  你总是喜欢和比人抬杠。
• The government is wrangling with various groups demanding compensation.
  政府正在与要求赔偿的各方争论。
• The two sides have been involved in ongoing political wrangling.
  双方已被卷入了无休止的政治争论中。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• It was a defiant statement after months of bitter wrangling.
  这是几个月激烈争吵后的挑衅性声明。