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

畅通词汇

词态变化


第三人称单数: niggles;过去式: niggled;过去分词: niggled;现在分词: niggling;

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.

双语例句


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。

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