He cavilled and scowled; he huffed and he ranted.

他剔、皱着眉头、怒不可遏、冷嘲热讽。

The lad was too thirsty by now to cavil at anything even remotely resembling water, so he drank his fill while Akut stood with raised head, alert for any danger.

小伙子现在太渴了，连一点点类似水的东西都不敢剔，所以他喝了个够，阿库特则抬起头站着，警惕任何危险。

Her eyes, a deep grey, with dark eye-lashes and eyebrows, had never been denied their praise; but the skin, which she had been used to cavil at, as wanting colour, had a clearness and delicacy which really needed no fuller bloom.

的眼睛深灰色的，有着深色的睫毛和眉毛，从来没有被拒绝过他们的赞美;但，惯于嗤之以鼻的皮肤，就像想要颜色一样，却有一种清澈细腻的感觉，真的不需要比这更丰满的绽放了。