罵戰的英文

罵戰的英文是

war of words


「展開罵戰」 started a war of words
e.g
Two columnists from two prominent newspapers have started a war of words on the sensitive issue of gay rights.


「引發罵戰」 prompted a war of words
e.g.
The condemnation of one political candidate against another has prompted a war of words between the two.


罵戰 is different from a fight or an argument, because it is a "war" so it is usually not a single incident. It involves going back and forth, and not necessarily at the same time. Since this is not a physical war, so it is necessary to specify that it is only a war of words.

war of words

http://hk.dictionary.yahoo.com/dictionary?fr2=sg-gac&p=war%20of%20words

Quarrel 解為罵戰好,比 Fight 更合適

001的是非常正式的英語詞。
不過你說是罵戰，好像兩個男女朋友失控地對駡咁吧。

英文口語其實好簡單：
a fight

「展開罵戰」start a fight
She is the one that started a fight with her boy friend.

「引發罵戰」cause a fight
He has caused a fight with his girl firend over her lab partner.

當然以上的講法英語人是可以意會出個詞不是說打架那種fight.所以唔好(所謂)畫蛇添足，寫/讀成verbal fight，除非是新聞報導或你再轉述而要清楚表示是「言語吵架」。

罵戰的英文 = Quarrel, (verbal) dispute, dissension, bitter argument

展開/引發罵戰 = to initiate/start a quarrel; XXX is the cause/reason of their verbal dispute.