niggle
拘泥小节
常用释义
英音[ ˈnɪɡ(ə)l ]
美音[ ˈnɪɡ(ə)l ]
变形
复数:
niggles
第三人称单数:
niggles
现在分词:
niggling
过去式:
niggled
过去分词:
niggled
基本释义
- vi. 拘泥小节;为琐事费时;挑剔
- vt. 小气地给……;玩忽
- n. 小牢骚;疑虑,烦恼
例句
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1·He gets the occasional niggle in his right shoulder.他的右肩有时感到轻微的疼痛。来源: 《牛津词典》
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2·I don't react anymore when opponents try to niggle me.当反对者试图对我吹毛求疵时,我不再回应了。来源: 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
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3·The life we have built together is more important than any minor niggle either of us might have.我们共同建立的生活比你我各自可能会有的任何琐碎事更重要。来源: 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
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4·Okay, there's a niggle or two, but generally the IT folks can sort it out.好,这时电脑出现了一两个问题,但是通常来说搞IT的伙计们会解决它。
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5·We had tremendous difficulty getting the agreement signed Every clause was niggle over.使这个协议签署我们还有巨大的困难,每一个条款都要费时讨论。
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6·I sometimes worry something might get worse but usually by the next day that has gone and another niggle has appeared.有时我担心某事要出问题,但通常到了第二天,这件事就不存在了,取而代之的是另外一桩小麻烦。
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7·Most of the time, you take your office computers for granted. Okay, there's a niggle or two, but generally the it folks can sort it out.大多数时候,你并不重视办公室的电脑。好,这时电脑出现了一两个问题,但是通常来说搞IT的伙计们会解决它。
同义词
vi.
拘泥小节;为琐事费时;挑剔
同根词
词根:
niggle
niggardly
adj
小气的;很少量的
niggling
adj
为琐事操心的;过于精细的;琐碎的
niggardly
adv
小气地;很少量地
niggling
n
过于琐碎的工作;无关紧要的事
niggling
v
挑剔(niggle的ing形式)