单词：altercate

中文含义：

争吵、争执

英语词性：

动词

美式发音：

ɔːltərˈkeɪt

同义词：

argue, dispute, quarrel, bicker

易混淆单词：

argue和debate。二者都可以表示“争吵、争辩”，但argue更侧重于表述一种双方观点方向的冲突，而debate则着重于“辩论、讨论”。

双语例句：

1. They used to be good friends, but now they often altercate with each other. (他们曾经是好朋友，但现在经常争吵。)
2. They usually altercated about politics at dinner parties. (他们晚宴时通常会就政治问题争吵。)
3. They were altercating loudly in the next room. (他们在隔壁房间里激烈地争吵着。)