carp

UK:  ['kɑːpɪŋ]

US:  [kɑːp]

第三人称单数：carps  现在分词：carping  过去式：carped  

v.

1.抱怨,尤指吹毛求疵; 找茬(儿); 挑小毛病

n.

1.【鱼】鲤鱼; 鲤科 (包括金鱼或锦鲤)

1 . Peter is always carping or nagging at his wife or kids about something though he honestly believes his home is Liberty Hall.
尽管彼得实实在在地相信他的家庭是个自由自在、无拘无束的地方，但他总爱为了某件事对妻子或孩子们百般挑剔或唠叨个没完。

2 . I don't like to spend time with him. He's always carping about something or other.
我不喜欢和他呆在一起。他对所有事情都吹毛求疵。

3 . One who tends to make harsh or carping judgments; a faultfinder.
爱挑剔的人：习惯于作出严厉的或挑剔评价的人；吹毛求疵者。

4 . Australia, plunged into grief despite its carping, talked of holding a state funeral for him.
陷入悲痛的澳大利亚人议论纷纷，谈论着要为他进行国葬。

5 . Better still, he avoids the carping tone of those from the region who extol the tired righteousness of "Asian values" .
更妙的是，与那些赞美陈腐而自以为是的“亚洲价值观”的人不同，戴尚志避开了吹毛求疵的基调。