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wrangle

noun
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  1. an argument that is complicated and continues over a long period of time（长时间的）争论，争吵
    • wrangle between A and B a legal wrangle between the company and their suppliers这家公司与各供货商之间长期的法律纠纷
    • wrangle (with somebody) (over something) He is currently locked in a bitter wrangle with his wife over custody of the children.目前，由于子女监护权问题，他与妻子纠缠不清。
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    • The legal wrangle continues.法律争论在继续。
    • The two countries fell out in a bitter wrangle over imports.这两个国家在有关进口问题的激烈争论中闹翻了。
    • The wrangle between the school and the local authority has gone on for two years.学校和地方当局之间的纷争已经持续两年了。
    • a lengthy planning wrangle over the height of the building长期以来对于建筑高度的规划争论
    Topics Opinion and argumentc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • bitter
    • lengthy
    • long-running
    • …
    verb + wrangle
    • be drawn into
    • have
    wrangle + verb
    • ensue
    • continue
    preposition
    • in a/​the wrangle
    • wrangle between
    • wrangle over
    • …
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    Word Originlate Middle English: compare with Low German wrangeln, frequentative of wrangen ‘to struggle’; related to wring.

wrangle

verb
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Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they wrangle
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he / she / it wrangles
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past simple wrangled
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past participle wrangled
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-ing form wrangling
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  1. to argue angrily and usually for a long time about something（通常为长时间地）争吵，争辩
    • wrangle over/about something They're still wrangling over the financial details.他们仍在为财务细节争吵。🔊🔊
    • wrangle with somebody Police officers wrangled with the youths and then fired tear gas to force them back.警察与这些年轻人争吵，然后发射催泪瓦斯迫使他们返回。
    • wrangle with somebody over/about something Britain was still wrangling with Brussels about the terms of its departure from the EU.英国仍在与布鲁塞尔就退出欧盟的条款进行争执。
    Topics Opinion and argumentc2
    Word Originlate Middle English: compare with Low German wrangeln, frequentative of wrangen ‘to struggle’; related to wring.