quarrel

Compared meaning: an argument between people (noun).

比较义项：吵架，争吵（名词）。

• row

  Informal, especially British English; emphasizes noise and a sudden, often short-lived argument, frequently between family or close people.

  非正式用语，尤其是英式英语；强调声音大、来得突然、通常比较短暂的争吵，常发生在家人或关系亲近的人之间。

  They had a blazing row over the unpaid rent last month.

  上个月他们为拖欠的房租大吵了一架。

• quarrel 本词

  More neutral and general in register; emphasizes anger and disagreement between people, and can describe an argument that drags on or stays unresolved.

  语域更中性、更通用；强调人与人之间的生气与分歧，可以指持续较长时间或一直没有解决的争执。

  The two roommates had a quarrel that dragged on for weeks.

  两个室友之间的争吵持续了好几个星期。

Row and quarrel both mean an argument between people. Row is informal, especially British, stressing noise and a sudden, short argument. Quarrel is more neutral and general, stressing anger and disagreement that can last longer. Row's other meaning, a line of things, is not compared.

这两个词在“争吵”这个意义上很接近，但语气和适用场合不同：row 是非正式说法，尤其常见于英式英语口语，强调声音大、来得突然、通常较短暂的争吵；quarrel 语气更中性、更通用，强调双方生气、有分歧，争执可能持续较长时间。这里不比较 row 的其他义项，如“一排、一行”（座位、数字等排列）。