quarreling
用法要点
句型搭配
quarreling 常与 be 动词连用构成进行时态，表示正在争吵的状态，也可作为动名词在句中作主语或宾语。
介词用法
quarreling 后常接介词 about、over 表示争吵的原因或话题，接 with 表示争吵的对象，这些介词能明确冲突的焦点和参与者。
语域说明
quarreling 属于中性偏口语化词汇，适用于日常对话和非正式写作，在正式场合或学术文本中可能被更正式的词汇如 disputing 替代。
基础例句
My neighbors are always quarreling late at night, which keeps me awake.
我的邻居总是在深夜争吵，这让我睡不着觉。
The children started quarreling over who got the bigger piece of cake.
孩子们开始为谁得到更大块的蛋糕而争吵起来。
I could hear them quarreling in the kitchen about household chores.
我能听到他们在厨房里为家务事争吵。
They stopped quarreling when their mother entered the room.
当他们的妈妈走进房间时，他们停止了争吵。
高级例句
The constant quarreling among team members has significantly reduced project efficiency and morale.
团队成员之间持续的争吵显著降低了项目效率和士气。
In the negotiation, the parties were quarreling over the terms of the contract, delaying the final agreement.
在谈判中，各方就合同条款争吵不休，拖延了最终协议的达成。
The academic paper discusses how quarreling in family dynamics can impact children's psychological development.
这篇学术论文探讨了家庭动态中的争吵如何影响儿童的心理发展。
Management intervened to resolve the quarreling between departments, which was affecting overall productivity.
管理层介入解决了部门之间的争吵，因为这影响了整体生产力。
高频搭配
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常见错误
错误在于使用了动词原形 quarrel，而这里需要现在分词 quarreling 与 are 构成进行时态，表示正在进行的动作。
错误在于使用了主格代词 he，而介词 with 后应接宾格代词 him，这是中文学习者常混淆的英语代词格问题。
近义词辨析
arguing
arguing 更侧重于理性辩论或交换不同观点，可能不带强烈情绪；而 quarreling 通常暗示更情绪化、激烈的争吵，常涉及个人冲突。
They were arguing about the best solution (理性讨论) vs. They were quarreling over who was to blame (情绪化争吵)。
fighting
fighting 可指肢体冲突或更广泛的斗争，范围比 quarreling 更广；quarreling 特指口头上的争吵，不涉及身体接触。
The kids were fighting on the playground (可能指打闹) vs. The kids were quarreling over toys (仅指争吵)。