A quarrel is like buttermilk, the more you stir it, the more sour it grows.
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n. 争吵，口角;反目;抱怨…的原因（理由）;[史]方镞箭，角镞箭;
vi. 争辩，争吵;不同意;挑剔;责备，埋怨;
💡 quarr=quer抱怨+el人，集体 → 几个人同时抱怨对方的不好 → 争吵
"He did not mention the quarrel with his wife."
他没有提起和妻子的争吵。
近义：argue, jangle, polemicize, quibble, row, scrap
反义：accord, acquiesce, chord, coincide, concur, converge
vt.& vi. （使）移动;搅拌;（使）行动;（使）微动;
vt. 使打起精神;使奋起;叫醒;唤起;
vi. 苏醒;奋起;传播;发生;
n. 搅动;骚乱;激动;微动;
💡 街上(st)的人(i)用叉子(r) 搅拌 网友：yqy 补充：先生（sir）拿着根拐杖（t）乱搅拌
"It doesn't take much to stir the students to violence."
不用费多大劲就能把学生鼓动起来进行暴力活动.
近义：assort, mix, scramble, shake, whip, whisk
adj. 有酸味的;敌对的;坏脾气的;别扭的;
vi. 变酸，变馊;发酵;厌烦;败坏;
vt. 变坏，恶化;使变酸;使失望;使不毛;
n. 酸味;苦事;
💡 馊鹅（谐音）：馊了的鹅肉是 酸的 s(美女)+our(我们):美女被我们宠得 脾气坏的要命 网友：陈科 补充：蛇（S）是酸的，我们吃到脾气坏
"Thomas made a little grimace, perhaps he thought the wine was sour."
托马斯微微皱起眉头可能是他认为酒发酸了.
近义：acerbate, acidify, embitter, poison, rankle, aggravate
反义：honey, sugar, sweeten, candy, honeyed, mellow