Although his composition was flawless, the teacher was always cavil ling at his handwriting.(虽然他的作文写得完美无瑕,但老师对他的书法总是百般挑剔。)
A carper will cavil at anything.(爱挑剔的人对什么都挑剔。)
Let us not cavil too much.(我们不要太吹毛求疵。)
Attempts to understand or imagine her inner life tend to be a bit stilted, perhaps because the author is a historian, not a novelist. But this is a small cavil.(可能因为作者是名历史学家而非小说家,所以在尝试理解或想像她的内在生活时有点呆板,但是这是吹毛求疵。)
I don't think this is the time to cavil at the wording of the report.(我认为现在不是对这份报告的措辞吹毛求疵的时候。)
Anne, far from wishing to cavil at the pleasure, replied, "I can easily believe it."(安妮决不想对这种乐趣吹毛求疵,于是答道:“这我完全可以相信。”)
To find fault or criticize for petty reasons; cavil .(吹毛求疵找碴子或为了琐屑的原因而批评;)