该短语的结构是 “谓语动词 + 介词1(接对象) + 介词2(接原因/话题)”,需注意介词的固定搭配:
quarrel with sb.:与“某人”争吵(with 引出争吵的对象);
over sth.:关于“某事”(over 引出争吵的原因/话题)。
以下通过不同时态和场景展示短语的实际应用:
They quarrel with each other over small things every day.
(他们每天都因为小事吵架。)
I quarreled with my brother over the TV remote last night.
(昨晚我和弟弟因为电视遥控器吵架了。)
注:quarrel 的过去式英美差异:美语常用 quarreled,英语常用 quarrelled,但意义相同。
Why are you quarreling with your friend over a silly joke?
(你为什么因为一个无聊的玩笑和朋友吵架?)
She has never quarreled with her parents over money before.
(她以前从未因为钱和父母吵过架。)
"quarrel" 也可作名词,对应的短语是 “have a quarrel with sb. over sth.”,含义完全一致:
We had a big quarrel with our neighbors over the noise last week.
(上周我们因为噪音和邻居大吵了一架。)
介词不可混淆:with 后接“人”(争吵的对象),over 后接“事”(争吵的原因);
同义短语替换:可与 "argue with sb. about sth." 互换(argue 更侧重“争论”,quarrel 更侧重“吵架”,情绪更强);
语境适配:多用于日常口语或非正式写作,正式场合可换用“have a disagreement with sb. over sth.”(与某人就某事有分歧)。
综上,"quarrel with sb. over sth." 是描述“因事与人争执”的高频短语,掌握其介词搭配和时态变化即可灵活运用。