bicker

1. V-RECIP When people bicker, they argue or quarrel about unimportant things. (為瑣事的) 吵嘴

I went into medicine to care for patients, not to waste time bickering over budgets. 我從醫(yī)是為了治病救人，不是為了預(yù)算爭吵而浪費(fèi)時間。

...as states bicker over territory. …當(dāng)國與國之間為領(lǐng)土而爭執(zhí)不斷時。

2. bickeringN-UNCOUNT (為瑣事) 吵嘴

The election will end months of political bickering. 這場選舉將結(jié)束幾個月以來的政治爭論。