c. 1600, probably from a Scandinavian source and of imitative origin (compare dialectal Swedish skvabbel "a quarrel, a dispute," dialectal German schwabbeln "to babble, prattle"). The verb also is from c. 1600. Related: Squabbled; squabbling.
权威例句
1. Don't squabble over trifles.
不要为一点小事就吵起来.
2. Mother is devoted to Dad although they squabble all the time.
母亲很爱父亲,尽管他们总是为琐事拌嘴。
3. Babbitt did not often squabble with his employees.