wrangling

英 [ˈræŋɡlɪŋ]

美 [ˈræŋɡlɪŋ]

v.  (通常为长时间地)争吵，争辩
wrangle的现在分词
n.  争吵

复数：wranglings　现在分词：wrangling　

BNC.19431 / COCA.17568

柯林斯词典

• V-RECIP (长时间)吵架，争吵，争论
  If you say that someoneis wrangling withsomeoneovera question or issue, you mean that they have been arguing angrily for quite a long time about it.
  1. The two sides have spent most of their time wrangling over procedural problems...
     双方大部分时间都在围绕程序问题争论不休。
  2. A group of MPs is still wrangling with the government over the timing of elections.
     一群下院议员仍在与政府就选举的时间安排争吵个不停。
  3. Wrangleis also a noun.
     
  4. The party was torn apart by wrangles over fiscal policy...
     该党内部因为在财政政策上争执不休而出现了分裂。
  5. He was involved in a legal wrangle with the Health Secretary.
     他卷入了与卫生大臣的法律纠纷之中。

英英释义

noun

• an instance of intense argument (as in bargaining)
  Synonym:hagglehagglingwrangle

双语例句

• After weeks of political wrangling, President Obama and congressional leaders reached a deal late Sunday night – thereby avoiding a default.
  经过了数周的政治角力，奥巴马总统和国会领袖们在周日深夜达成了一致意见&从而避免了违约。
• The final text of the summary took more than four days of wrangling.
  最终总结文本的出台历经了四天的争论。
• It was a defiant statement after months of bitter wrangling.
  这是几个月激烈争吵后的挑衅性声明。
• Madonna backed out of the project after much wrangling
  多番争吵之后，麦当娜退出了这个项目。
• After years of wrangling, the Taiwan government has legalised gaming on its offshore islands.
  在经历了数年的争论之后，台湾政府已将离岛的赌博合法化。
• Intense wrangling by factions within the governing coalition have blocked a consensus.
  伊拉克政府联盟中的不同派系无法就这两个内阁职位形成一致意见。
• The two sides have spent most of their time wrangling over procedural problems
  双方大部分时间都在围绕程序问题争论不休。
• The call came as EADS moved to end years of wrangling over its dual-headed structure.
  这一呼吁出现之时，正值eads将结束数年来围绕其双重领导结构而展开的争吵。
• The old man's offspring are wrangling over the estate.
  这个老人的子女们正在为遗产争吵。
• A merger between EMI and Warner Music has been stymied by regulators before, and Citigroup may not have the patience for endless wrangling.
  EMI和华纳的音乐巨头结合之前收到了监管机构的阻挠，并且花旗集团对没完没了的争执也失去了耐心。