| 词汇 | chivvy |
| 释义 | chivvy verb[ Tusually+ adv/prep ] UKinformaluk /ˈtʃɪv.i/ us /ˈtʃɪv.i/ to encourage someone to do something they do not want to do: 催促;强求 He kept putting off writing the report so I had to chivvy him along.他总是拖延着不写报告，所以我得催着他。 I had to chivvy him into writing the report.我得催着他写报告。 Synonyms badger nag Urging & persuading ambulance-chasing argumentation badger be/go on at someoneidiom blag blagger get (something) through (to someone) go on hortatory hustle incitation incitement jockey sucker sway uncoerced unconvinced unpersuaded unpersuasive unsalable You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Encouraging and urging on Examples of chivvychivvy He is trying to chivvy on this policy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The idea was that the local authority should "chivvy up" the owners or the agents into putting their properties back on to the market. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He has tried to chivvy up the district health authority. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We may not direct them but from time to time there is certainly cause to chivvy them to ensure that they match the world's best. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The only thing to do was to move in and to chivvy them until they finished and went. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But it would be unreasonable of us to chivvy them at this stage. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Let us not chivvy, hurry or harangue them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I hope that it will be somebody who is very vigorous and goes bustling around the countryside and is able to visit these wonderful places and chivvy the civil servants. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 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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