niggle的意思

niggle

英式音标['nɪɡl]
美式英标['nɪg(ə)l]

基本解释

vi. 拘泥小节；为琐事费时；挑剔

vt. 小气地给…；玩忽

中文词源

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。

英文词源

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.

实用例句

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。

2. a niggle of doubt: 一丝挥之不去的疑虑

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.

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?

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。

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