c. 1600, probably from a Scandinavian source and of imitative origin (compare dialectal Swedish skvabbel "a quarrel, a dispute," dialectal German schwabbeln "to babble, prattle"). The verb also is from c. 1600. Related: Squabbled; squabbling.
雙語例句
1. Don't squabble over trifles.
不要為一點小事就吵起來.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》
2. Mother is devoted to Dad although they squabble all the time.
母親很愛父親，盡管他們總是為瑣事拌嘴。
來自辭典例句
3. Babbitt did not often squabble with his employees.