- [countable]
an angry argument or disagreement between people, often about a personal matter 口角；争吵；拌嘴 a family quarrel 家庭纷争 - quarrel with somebody
He did not mention the quarrel with his wife. 他没有提起和妻子的争吵。 He got involved in a quarrel with his neighbour. 他和邻居吵了一架。 - quarrel about something
They had a quarrel about money. 他们为钱吵了一架。 - quarrel over something
a quarrel over the ownership of a piece of land 关于一块土地的所有权的争执 - quarrel between A and B
Were you at any time aware of a quarrel between the two of them? 你什么时候注意到他俩拌过嘴吗？ - quarrel (with somebody/between A and B) (about/over something)
Paul's incessant quarrels with his sisters over investments 保罗因投资问题与他的姐妹们不断争吵
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- bitter
- serious
- violent
- …
- have
- pick
- provoke
- …
- break out
- quarrel about
- quarrel between
- quarrel over
- …
- have no quarrel with somebody/something
- [uncountable] quarrel (with somebody/something)
(especially in negative sentences 尤用于否定句 a reason for complaining about somebody/something or for disagreeing with somebody/something 抱怨（或不赞成）的理由 Extra ExamplesTopics Opinion and argumentc2Our quarrel is not with the people, but with their leader. 我们没有和那些人争吵，而是和他们的领导争吵。 We have no quarrel with their plans, in fact we support them. 我们没有理由不赞成他们的计划，实际上我们是支持他们的。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- bitter
- serious
- violent
- …
- have
- pick
- provoke
- …
- break out
- quarrel about
- quarrel between
- quarrel over
- …
- have no quarrel with somebody/something
Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘reason for disagreement with a person’): from Old French querele, from Latin querel(l)a ‘complaint’, from queri ‘complain’.
Idioms
pick a fight/quarrel (with somebody)
to deliberately start a fight or an argument with somebody 找茬儿；找麻烦；挑衅 He had drunk too much and was ready to pick a fight with anyone who crossed his path. 他喝得太多了，准备和任何与他相遇的人打一架。 She tried to pick a quarrel with me. 她试图找我吵架。