niggle
英 ['nɪg(ə)l]
美 ['nɪɡl]
- vi. 拘泥小节；为琐事费时；挑剔
- vt. 小气地给…；玩忽
niggle 使烦恼，使焦虑来自挪威方言nigla,忙于琐事的，瞎忙的，词源同niggard，-le,表反复。引申词义使烦恼，使焦虑。
- niggle (v.)
- 1590s (implied in niggling), possibly from a Scandinavian source (compare Norwegian dialectal nigla "be busy with trifles"), perhaps related to source of niggard. Related: Niggled; niggling; niggler.
- 1. I don't react anymore when opponents try to niggle me.
- 对手找茬惹我时，我不会再理他们。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. a niggle of doubt
- 一丝挥之不去的疑虑
来自《权威词典》
- 3. Our lawyers will niggle over every little detail of the case.
- 我们的律师们会就这个案件的每一个细节进行辩论.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. So why is there a little niggle at the back of my mind?
- 那为什么我潜意识里会有一丝不安呢?
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. You tend to niggle at your partner, and get hurt when he doesn't hug you.
- 你往往会对伴侣吹毛求疵，如果他不拥抱你，就感到受了伤害。
来自柯林斯例句
