bicker

1. V-RECIP When people bicker, they argue or quarrel about unimportant things. (为琐事的) 吵嘴

I went into medicine to care for patients, not to waste time bickering over budgets. 我从医是为了治病救人，不是为了预算争吵而浪费时间。

...as states bicker over territory. …当国与国之间为领土而争执不断时。

2. bickeringN-UNCOUNT (为琐事) 吵嘴

The election will end months of political bickering. 这场选举将结束几个月以来的政治争论。