row
- n. 排, 行
- n. 争吵
- v. 划船
- Definition
- n. a line of things or people arranged next to each other
- n. a noisy argument
- v. to move a boat using oars
- Example
- We sat in the front row of the theater.
- 我们坐在剧院的第一排。
Synonyms & Differences 近义词辨析
Compared meaning: an argument between people (noun).
比较义项：吵架，争吵（名词）。
- row 本词
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
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）。