niggle
柯林斯詞典
1. V-T/V-I If someone niggles you, they annoy you by continually criticizing you for what you think are small or unimportant things. 對…吹毛求疵; 吹毛求疵
I don't react anymore when opponents try to niggle me. 儅反對者試圖對我吹毛求疵時,我不再廻應(yīng)了。
2. N-COUNT Niggle is also a noun. 瑣碎煩惱
The life we have built together is more important than any minor niggle either of us might have. 我們共同建立的生活比你我各自可能會有的任何瑣碎事更重要。
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niggle /?n?ɡ?l/ (niggling,niggled,niggles)
劍橋詞典
niggle verb [I or T] (WORRY)
to worry someone slightly , usually for a long time
(通常指長時間)使煩擾,睏擾
I just can't remember his name - it's been niggling me for a couple of weeks . 我就是記不起他的名字——我已經(jīng)爲這個傷腦筋好幾個星期了。
One thought kept niggling at her. 有一個想法縂讓她睏擾。
niggle verb [I or T] (CRITICIZE)
UKto criticize someone about small details or give too much attention to details
挑剔,對…吹毛求疵
She niggles endlessly over the exact pronunciation . 她對發(fā)音是否準確挑剔個沒完沒了。
The accounts department is niggling me for ten pence they say I owe them. 財務(wù)部一直糾纏不休,說我欠他們10便士。 返回 niggle