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cavil
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- Conjugation :
past
caviled
;
past
cavilled
;
ing
caviling
;
ing
cavilling
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Derivatives :
n
caviler
;
n
caviller
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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- cavil
['kævl]
['kævɪl]
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1.
vi.
找岔,挑剔,吹毛求疵(at,about)
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2.
vt.
[Old-fashioned]
找…的岔子,对…挑剔
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3.
noun
吹毛求疵;苛责
Collins English-English Dictionary
- cavil
['kævɪl]
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1.
vi.
[intr; foll by at or about]
to raise annoying petty objections; quibble; carp
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2.
n
a captious trifling objection
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3.
n
[Etymology]
C16: from Old French caviller, from Latin cavillari to jeer, from cavilla raillery
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