an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections
cavil 片语
片语
nit-pick挑剔;吹毛求疵
hypercriticism苛评;吹毛求疵
nibble at一点一点地咬;吹毛求疵;啃
find quarrel in a straw吹毛求疵;找碴儿
cavil 例句
英汉例句
in a 1995 race case, justice thomas explained without cavil why he thought the government「s use of race was wrong.
在1995的种族案子上,托马斯大法官毫不苛责的解释,为什么他认为政府使用种族登记是错误的。
i don」t think this is the time to cavil at the wording of the report.
我觉得现在还不是对报告的措辞较真的时候。
a carper will cavil at anything.
吹毛求疵者会批评任何事。
most practitioners reject the idea of a 「new science」 and cavil even at the word futurology .
大多数实践者反对「新科学」的这一想法,甚至对未来学这个词吹毛求疵。
although his composition was flawless, the teacher was always cavil ling at his handwriting.
虽然他的作文写得完美无瑕,但老师对他的书法总是百般挑剔。
to find fault or criticize for petty reasons; cavil .
吹毛求疵找碴子或为了琐屑的原因而批评;
there was a time when people loved to carp and cavil at the post-1980s generation, either referring to them as the 「beat generation」 or claiming they were wet behind the ears.
曾几何时,人们还对「80后」评头论足,或感叹他们是「垮掉的一代」,或认为他们很嫩很青涩。
anne, far from wishing to cavil at the pleasure, replied, 「i can easily believe it.」