As defined, it is hard to quibble with.
按照规定,它是很难被挑毛病的。
I can't quibble with the first, but as for the second I'm a bit dubious.
对第一种解释,我无可辩驳,至于第二个,我则有些怀疑。
A second quibble is that a euro fund may find it difficult to impose tough conditions on rescue loans.
其次,欧元基金不容易在救助贷款上附加严苛的条件。
One can quibble about the accuracy of such a definition but it also conveys the essence of what evolution really is.
对这样一个定义的精确性还可以吹毛求疵,但是这个定义也表达出了“什么是进化”的本质。
A pragmatist might contend that this is no time to quibble about economic theories. We need measures that get proven results.
实用主义者或许会声称,现在没有时间辩论经济理论,我们需要能证明结果的措施。
Don't quibble over the money; pay her what she asks.
不要为那些钱争吵,就照她要的数目付给她吧。
Such a quibble did not trouble Livingston and his friends.
这种诡辩并没有把利文斯顿和他的朋友难倒。
The quibble is an important technique in advertising writing.
双关修辞手法是广告语写作中的重要手法。
Recently, the "quibble" magazine released its 2010 top ten buzzwords.
日前,《咬文嚼字》杂志公布了2010年十大流行语。
A no-quibble, money-back guarantee for goods returned within14 days of receipt.
收到后14天内退还的货物,保证无条件退款。
Although many scientists quibble over the details, the antiquity of life is generally accepted.
虽然许多科学家对于细节吹毛求疵,但是生命的久远是大家都同意的。
When you quarrel with a close friend, talk about the main dish, don't quibble over the appetizers.
当你和亲近的朋友吵架的时候,试着就事论事,不要扯出那些陈芝麻、烂谷子的事。
When you quarrel with a close friend, talk about the main dish, don; t quibble over the appetizers.
当你和你亲近的朋友吵嘴时,试着就事论事,不要扯出那些陈芝麻烂谷的事。
Kissinger felt that Rogers was quibbling, but the lawyer in Nixon supported the quibble of a fellow lawyer.
基辛格感到罗杰斯是在挑刺儿。但是,律师出身的尼克松支持了他的同行的挑刺儿。
When you do something wrong, you must have the courage to bear the consequences. Don't quibble and escape responsibility.
当你做错事时,你要有敢于承担后果的勇气,不推诿,不狡辩;
But a wise blogger once said that it's a good principle to argue about other people's main points, not to quibble over side issues.
但一位睿智的博主曾经说过争论就要争论主要的观点,而不要去计较边边角角的问题。
Final quibble: The tobacco virus "word" is entirely technical. Its spelling is essentially a syllabic string of abbreviations for amino acids.
最后:那个烟草病毒的“单词”完全是专业名词。它的拼写实质上是各种氨基酸的缩写所构成的一个音节串。
Others barge into job interviews, or call afterwards to find out why Junior didn't get the job or, if he did, to quibble over work schedules or pay.
还有的人则会直接闯到求职面试现场,或者在面试之后打来电话,追问为什么他们的孩子没有被录用。如果他们的孩子被录用了,他们又会为工作安排或者薪酬纠缠不休。
Another small quibble is that, for all its completeness, the book stops short of introducing popular advanced approaches to business decisions, such as real options and balanced scorecards.
另外,在完整性方面,本书没有介绍到流行的业务决策方法,比如实际期权法和平衡计分卡。
A devoted audiophile might quibble with the nano's audio output compared to a higher-end component, but most iPod nano owners will be using the device on the go, and in that context, it sounds great.
一个音频发烧友也许会拿nano的音频输出和高端的配件相比来挑刺,不过大多数iPod nano的所有者都只是在路上用它听听音乐而已,在这种情况下,它的音质很不错了。
A devoted audiophile might quibble with the nano's audio output compared to a higher-end component, but most iPod nano owners will be using the device on the go, and in that context, it sounds great.
一个音频发烧友也许会拿nano的音频输出和高端的配件相比来挑刺,不过大多数iPod nano的所有者都只是在路上用它听听音乐而已,在这种情况下,它的音质很不错了。
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