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.
实用例句
1. Don't squabble over trifles.
不要为一点小事就吵起来.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
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。
来自辞典例句
3. Babbitt did not often squabble with his employees.
