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cav·il /ˈkævəl/ verb (cavilled, cavilling British English, caviled, caviling American English) [intransitive] formal COMPLAINto make unnecessary complaints about someone or something 无端指责，挑剔，（对…）吹毛求疵cavil at They cavilled at our calculations. 他们对我们的计算百般挑剔。 —cavil noun [countable, uncountable]→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpuscavil• However, my purpose here is not to cavil, nor to review the exhibition as a whole.• Although Chief Constables cavil occasionally they treat circulars as commands.• No one could cavil with that, either then, or in historical retrospect.Origin cavil (1500-1600) Latin cavillari “to joke, cavil”, from cavilla “joking”cav·il verbChineseSyllable or unnecessary something Corpus complaints to about make someone |