wrangle
翻譯
爭論, 爭吵, 辯駁
例句
They were wrangling over money.
他們為錢爭吵不休。
She had to wrangle a new contract from the company.
她不得不費力地從公司爭取到一份新合約。
文法模式
((with sb.)) ((over/about sth.)) (為某事)與(某人)爭論 They were wrangling over the details.
((sth.)) ((from sb.)) (從某人那裡)設法得到(某物) She wrangled an invitation from him.
近義詞
同義詞: argue, bicker, dispute, quarrel
詞源
源自中古低地德語 'wrangeln',意為「掙扎、摔跤」。與 'wring'(擰)有關。
記憶技巧
聽起來像 'wrong angle'(錯誤的角度)。當人們從「錯誤的角度」看問題時,就會發生爭論。