niggle
英 ['n?g(?)l]
美['n?ɡl]
- vi. 拘泥小節(jié)；為瑣事費時；挑剔
- vt. 小氣地給…；玩忽
暢通詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
第三人稱單數(shù):?niggles;過去式:?niggled;過去分詞:?niggled;現(xiàn)在分詞:?niggling;
中文詞源
niggle 使煩惱，使焦慮
來自挪威方言nigla,忙于瑣事的，瞎忙的，詞源同niggard，-le,表反復。引申詞義使煩惱，使焦慮。
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語例句
- 1. I don't react anymore when opponents try to niggle me.
- 對手找茬惹我時，我不會再理他們。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. a niggle of doubt
- 一絲揮之不去的疑慮
來自《權威詞典》
- 3. Our lawyers will niggle over every little detail of the case.
- 我們的律師們會就這個案件的每一個細節(jié)進行辯論.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. So why is there a little niggle at the back of my mind?
- 那為什么我潛意識里會有一絲不安呢?
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. You tend to niggle at your partner, and get hurt when he doesn't hug you.
- 你往往會對伴侶吹毛求疵，如果他不擁抱你，就感到受了傷害。
來自柯林斯例句