quibbling

动词 quibble:

1. evade the truth of a point or question by raising irrelevant objections
   同义词：quibble
2. argue over petty things
   同义词：quibble, niggle, pettifog, bicker, squabble, brabble

形容词 quibbling:

1. quibbling over insignificant details
   同义词：caviling, carping, nitpicking, pettifogging

1. The disagreement between the employers and the union could nave been settled weeks ago if both sides had not wasted effort quibbling about pennies.
   如果工会与雇主之间不为一些微不足道的小事而费力争吵，双方间的分歧早在几星期之前就解决了。
2. Stop quibbling about the use of the comma.
   别再争辩逗号的用法了。