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wrangle

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wran·gle1 /ˈræŋɡəl/ noun [countableC]  
ARGUEa long and complicated argument 〔持久而复杂的〕争辩 SYN battle
wrangle over
 a bitter wrangle over copyright
对版权问题的争论不休
wrangle with
 He was involved in a long legal wrangle with his employers.
他和雇主陷入了一场长期的法律纠纷。
Examples from the Corpus
wrangle• wrangles over the budget• Bureaucratic wrangles were conspicuous at every level.• The leisure centre has been at the centre of a compensation wrangle since serious building defects were discovered last year.• In the United States, a complex wrangle is taking place over a range of possible standards.• The decisions of the union delegations will probably mean a continuing wrangle.• The plan was to avoid annual parliamentary wrangles.• The wrangle was finally resolved in January last year.
bitter wrangle• Thus began a long and bitter wrangle between Beck and the private power interests.
wrangle2 verb  
[intransitiveI]ARGUE to argue with someone angrily for a long time 〔长时间地〕吵架，争论
wrangle over/about
 They are still wrangling over ownership of the house.
他们仍在就房子的所有权问题争吵不休。
wrangle with
 The various government departments are wrangling with each other.
政府各部门之间在相互争论。
Examples from the Corpus
wrangle• He was wrangling for the best deal he could get and trying to ensure it would not be his last.• As the wrangling has stretched into the new year, Clinton has moved up some in public esteem.• It follows years of wrangling over a controversial by-pass.• Since the freehold all belonged to the boss, wrangling over ownership was beside the point.• In their last weekly meeting before the summer recess the commissioners wrangled over the final wording of the document.• Sources say the parties are also wrangling over the length of the deal.• The construction of this market has led to four years of wrangling that could yet scupper agreement.
wrangle over/about• It follows years of wrangling over a controversial by-pass.• One in five had wrangles over a direct debit or standing order.• What was looming was the protracted constitutional wrangle over Lloyd-George's budget and the House of Lords.• The second Lord Baltimore worried about the growing size of church properties and outlasted the Jesuits in persistent wrangles about such holdings.• In their last weekly meeting before the summer recess the commissioners wrangled over the final wording of the document.• Sources say the parties are also wrangling over the length of the deal.• There had been a great deal of wrangling over the menu.
Origin wrangle2
(1300-1400) Perhaps from Low German wrangeln “to fight, make a disturbance”
wran·gle1 nounwrangle2 verb
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