quarrel1/ˋkwɔrəl; ˈkwɒrəl/n [C]1 an angry argument 争吵﹐争执: +with We’ve had a quarrel with our neighbours. 我们和邻居吵了一架。+about/over They had a quarrel about some girl. 他们为某个女孩吵架了。2 formal a reason to disagree with something or argue with someone【正式】不同意的原因﹔争执的理由: +with We have no quarrel with the court's decision. 我们对法院的判决没有意见。
quarrel2v [I] quarrelled , quarrelling BrE 【英】; quarreled , quarreling AmE 【美】to have an angry argument 争吵﹐争执: +with She's always quarrelling with her sister. 她老是和妹妹吵架。see box at见 ARGUE 方框