wrangle

[US]/'ræŋg(ə)l/
[UK]/'ræŋɡl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. 争吵;口角
n. 激烈争吵
Word Forms
过去分词wrangled
过去式wrangled
复数wrangles
第三人称单数wrangles
现在分词wrangling

Phrases & Collocations

wrangle over money

就钱财争执

political wrangle

政治争斗

wrangle in court

在法庭上争论

Example Sentences

I don’t want to get into a wrangle with the committee.

我不想同委员会发生争执。

an insurance wrangle is holding up compensation payments.

保险争议使得赔付延迟。

the horses were wrangled early.

很早就放牧马群。

The wrangle between the school and the local council has gone on for two years.

学校和当地市政会之间的纷争已经持续两年了。

they wrangled and finagled over the fine points.

他们在这些微妙的问题上争论不休,钩心斗角。

The two countries fell out in a bitter wrangle over imports.

这两个国家在有关进口问题的激烈争吵中闹翻了。

Real-world Examples

He was reluctant to plunge into the bitter partisan wrangle.

他不愿意卷入这种激烈的党争。

Source: New Concept English: Vocabulary On-the-Go, Book Three.

It can be a drag wrangling four little ones.

这可能是四个小家伙间的拉锯战。

Source: CNN 10 Student English Compilation April 2021

It make sure they really know how to wrangle the employees. Like Kim, she never buses her tables.

要弄清楚他们会如何批评员工。比如金姆,她从来不收拾自己的桌子。

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 3

So if he doesn't, and if there is a legal wrangle, who sorts it out, the Supreme Court.

所以如果他不接受选举结果,如果存在法律争议,谁来解决?最高法院。

Source: BBC Listening September 2020 Collection

Charles and Hal wrangled whenever Mercedes gave them a chance.

只要默西迪丝给他们创造了一点机会,查尔斯和哈尔就吵嘴。

Source: The Call of the Wild

But for military leaders lower in rank, wrangling KBR was impossible.

但是,对于级别较低的军事领导人来说,与 KBR 争论是不可能的。

Source: New York Times

Jenna. Thanks for helping wrangle the volunteers. -Of course. For a good cause.

珍娜。谢谢你帮忙看管这些志愿者。-不客气。这是应该的。

Source: The Vampire Diaries Season 2

This is the first day she's wrangling her students from her dining room table.

这是她第一天在餐桌上给学生们上课。

Source: CNN 10 Student English March 2020 Compilation

But as wrangles about Brexit and racism swirled around him, he resolved to read up.

但当他身边充斥着有关脱欧和种族主义的争论时,他决心要深入钻研。

Source: The Economist (Summary)

He's wrangled support from across hundreds of acres of farmland, at least 11 rural counties.

他得到了至少11个农村县成百上千英亩的农田人家的支持。

Source: CNN Listening November 2013 Collection

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