| 词汇 | carping |
| 释义 | carping noun[ U ] disapprovinguk /ˈkɑː.pɪŋ/ us /ˈkɑːr.pɪŋ/ the act of complaining all the time about matters that are not important: It's unclear what the final effect of all this carping will be. It can be hard for a new leader to deal with carping from the sidelines. Despite all the carping, the project will go forward. Complaining be/go on at someoneidiom bellyaching bemoan bewail brouhaha bugger, sod, etc. this for a lark!idiom clamour complain complain about something make noisesidiom mutter nag pardon representation squawk start on at someone unreported vituperation vituperatively whiner Related wordcarp carping adjective[ before noun ] disapprovinguk /ˈkɑː.pɪŋ/ us /ˈkɑːr.pɪŋ/ A carping person complains all the time about matters that are not important: She shrugged off the carping comments, saying: "We're not bothered". We just ignore the carping critics and get on with the job. I would have expected them to congratulate us instead of this carping criticism! Complaining be/go on at someoneidiom bellyaching bemoan bewail brouhaha bugger, sod, etc. this for a lark!idiom clamour complain complain about something make noisesidiom mutter nag pardon representation squawk start on at someone unreported vituperation vituperatively whiner Related wordcarp Examples of carpingcarping But carping would not be a suitable note on which to conclude. We hope to have shown that such criticism is not impractical perfectionist carping. Some of these points probably sound carping in view of the sheer industry and painstaking work undertaken to bring this project to the fore. In this light, perhaps it is carping to wish for just a bit more glee when listing fatal flaws in opposing lines of work. The literature of the past 20 years has been filled with carping, complaints, and other signs of demoralization. But such carping should not detract from the great value of this most stimulating and up-do-date synthesis. Far from being a carping critique, however, this interesting chapter offers clear illustrations of the value of the technique. Despite the above carping, both students who are new to this territory and old hands in it will find this book a very valuable and stimulating read. To criticize further would be carping. At a carping level of criticism, it must be said that the absence of an index, or proper referencing, makes both searching, and further research, difficult. When one considers the enormity of the problem, the petty and carping criticisms that have been made during the debate recede into insignificance. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Carping aside, the overall direction is good and the objectives are noble. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English I had not intended these criticisms to be carping. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am not attempting to be carping in advancing this view. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I say that to emphasise the fact that this is not a carping speech. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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