He seemed determined to pick a quarrel with us.

他似乎存心要找我们吵架。

"Out into your city" he said "to drink a keg or two and pick a quarrel."

“去到外面你的城里，”他说，“鹤毣两桶小酒再和人吵一架。”

"Out into your city," he said, "to drink a keg or two and pick a quarrel."

“去到外面你的城里，”他说，“喝一两桶小酒再和人吵一架。”

Mary tried to pick a quarrel with her husband, but the latter just ignored her.

玛丽想找岔儿跟她丈夫吵一架，但她丈夫就是不理睬她。

When he gets a little drunk, he begins to pick a quarrel with whoever is at hand.

他喝得有几分醉意后就开始与身旁的人吵架。