Carp
Carp 作为一个动词，常与 about 连用。它指的是没完没了地抱怨一些琐碎的小事。
- She is always carping about how little money she earns. (她总是唠叨自己赚的钱太少。)
- I’m tired of your constant carping—if you don’t like it, change it! (我受够了你不停的挑剔——如果你不喜欢，就去改变它！)
- The critics carped about the minor historical inaccuracies in the film. (评论家们对电影中细微的历史不准确之处吹毛求疵。)
联想 carp (鲤鱼)。鲤鱼的嘴总是动来动去，就像一个不停在 carp (唠叨/挑剔) 的人。
He couldn’t enjoy the beautiful vacation because he kept carping about the hotel service. (他无法享受美好的假期，因为他一直在挑剔酒店的服务。)