| 词汇 | niggle |
| 释义 | niggle verb[ I or T ] uk /ˈnɪɡ.əl/ us /ˈnɪɡ.əl/ niggleverb[I or T] (WORRY)to worry someone slightly, usually for a long time: （通常指长时间）使烦扰，困扰 I just can't remember his name - it's been niggling me for a couple of weeks.我就是记不起他的名字——我已经为这个伤脑筋好几个星期了。 One thought kept niggling at her.有一个想法总让她困扰。 Causing feelings of anger and displeasure aggravate aggrieve alienate anger annoy bend give someone the shitsidiom go too faridiom goat grate hack someone off nark rile rub rub someone up the wrong wayidiom ruffle ruffle someone's feathersidiom tit tooth troll niggleverb[I or T] (CRITICIZE)UK to criticize someone about small details or give too much attention to details: 挑剔，对…吹毛求疵 She niggles endlessly over the exact pronunciation.她对发音是否准确挑剔个没完没了。 The accounts department is niggling me for ten pence they say I owe them.财务部一直纠缠不休，说我欠他们10便士。 Disapproving & criticizing anathematize animadversion aspersion aw backbite barrel bash belabour boo disapprobation knock knocker let someone have both barrelsidiom low blow mordacious mordancy pile slam there you goidiom union-basher niggle noun[ C ] uk /ˈnɪɡ.əl/ us /ˈnɪɡ.əl/ nigglenoun[C] (WORRY)a small doubt or worry: 疑虑;烦恼 Don't you feel even a slight niggle about the morality of your experiments?你们难道丝毫不担心你们的实验是否合乎道德吗？ Suspecting & questioning ask questions of someone/somethingidiom challenge challengingly cynic cynical about someone/something cynically cynicism doubt interrogate query reserve sceptical sceptically scepticism skeptic skeptical skeptically suspect suspected suspiciously You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Anxiety and worry - general words nigglenoun[C] (CRITICISM)UK a small criticism: 小牢骚，小意见 I do have a few minor niggles about the book, but generally it's very good.对这本书我确实有几点小意见，但总的说来它是很不错的。 Disapproving & criticizing anathematize animadversion aspersion aw backbite barrel bash belabour boo disapprobation knock knocker let someone have both barrelsidiom low blow mordacious mordancy pile slam there you goidiom union-basher Related wordniggling Examples of niggleniggle Women had to watch their steps very carefully in the in-laws' home or risk a great deal of niggling mental cruelty. Although the idea is fascinating, and the book certainly to be welcomed, there are niggling irritations. There are some very minor points that one might niggle at. To the believer it will indeed show the compatibilities of science, while to some open-minded sceptics it may niggle uncomfortably. Many users will have the occasional inter pretational niggle (and probably feel churlish about it) but their abiding impression will surely be of sheer quality and value for money. We do not want to give the impression to anybody involved that we are niggling at cost. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If one niggles at that proposition, it is difficult to know where to draw the line. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are niggling at this problem, and we ought to be ashamed to do so. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They were not enamoured of the idea, they did not like it, and they have constantly niggled away at it ever since. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 To use their own expression to me, this "really niggles". From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They have never niggled only on grounds of expenditure. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I get niggled with anything out of place and jump at my wife and say that's not good enough. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The debate was about a series of niggles. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 My fear is that we will not have sufficient time to reflect on people's niggles and anxieties. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However, his efforts are undermined by little governmental niggles, which are not directly of his doing, but over which he may have some influence. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of niggle These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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