an argument that is complicated and continues over a long period of time (长时间的)争论,争吵 - wrangle between A and B
a legal wrangle between the company and their suppliers 这家公司与各供货商之间长期的法律纠纷 - wrangle (with somebody) (over something)
He is currently locked in a bitter wrangle with his wife over custody of the children. 他目前正与妻子为孩子的监护权而激烈争吵。
Extra ExamplesTopics Opinion and argumentc2The legal wrangle continues. 法律争论在继续。 The two countries fell out in a bitter wrangle over imports. 这两个国家在有关进口问题的激烈争论中闹翻了。 The wrangle between the school and the local authority has gone on for two years. 学校和地方当局之间的纷争已经持续两年了。 a lengthy planning wrangle over the height of the building 长期以来对于建筑高度的规划争论
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- bitter
- lengthy
- long-running
- …
- be drawn into
- have
- ensue
- continue
- in a/the wrangle
- wrangle between
- wrangle over
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More Like This Silent lettersSilent lettersWord Originlate Middle English: compare with Low German wrangeln, frequentative of wrangen ‘to struggle’; related to wring.- wrangle between A and B