niggle

[美]/ˈnɪɡl/
[英]/ˈnɪɡl/
词频: 极高

释义

vi. 拘泥小节;为琐事费时;挑剔
vt. 小气地给…;玩忽
词形变化
复数niggles
第三人称单数niggles
过去式niggled
过去分词niggled
现在分词niggling

例句

a suspicion niggled at the back of her mind.

心底的怀疑使她隐隐感到不安。

an editor who niggled about commas;

对逗号吹毛求疵的编辑;

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。

She keeps house industriously and frugally and niggles over every detail of each bill.

她勤俭持家对每张账单的每一项目都仔细核查。

She always has a niggle in her knee when it's about to rain.

她的膝盖总是在快下雨时感到不适。

His constant niggle about the project deadline is getting annoying.

他对项目截止日期的不断抱怨让人很烦。

I can't focus on work with this niggle in my back.

我背部的隐隐作痛让我无法集中精力工作。

Don't let a small niggle ruin your entire day.

不要让一个小小的不适影响你整天的心情。

She tried to ignore the niggle in her mind telling her she forgot something important.

她试图忽略心中的不安,告诉她忘记了重要的事情。

He always finds something to niggle about, no matter how well things are going.

无论事情进行得多顺利,他总能找到一些小事来抱怨。

The constant niggle of doubt crept into her thoughts.

持续的怀疑不安悄悄侵入她的思绪。

I have a niggle about the safety of this neighborhood.

我对这个社区的安全有些担忧。

The unresolved issue continued to niggle at the back of his mind.

未解决的问题继续在他脑海中萦绕。

She couldn't shake off the niggle that she had forgotten to lock the door.

她无法摆脱忘记锁门的不安感。

原声例句

In its place are niggling doubts about whether the recovery can be sustained.

取而代之的是对经济复苏能否持续的质疑。

来源: The Economist (Summary)

I can't even tell you from, you know, small little pains and niggles to operation.

我甚至不能告诉你,你知道,小的痛苦和手术细节。

来源: VOA Standard English_Africa

Even his fans would not say that Mr Davies's forte is details; some niggling errors deserve speedy correction.

戴维斯的粉丝并不认为新书的特点在于资料的详细。书中的一些微小错误应该及时更正,因为著书过程中再所难免有些笔误。

来源: The Economist - Arts

And then there's a niggling problem with the cooker ... Ah ha ... The door's broken.

然后电饭锅出了点小问题… … 啊哈… … 门坏了。

来源: IELTS high-frequency scenario dictation training

You can do it twice a day and if you feel any niggling injuries coming on, foam rollers are a fantastic place to start.

你可以一天做两次,如果你觉得可能会有小伤出现,泡沫轴是一个很好的开始。

来源: Connection Magazine

But this one niggle aside, To Catch a King is an excellent read, and those who come to it knowing little of the famous tale will find they have a treat in store.

但撇开这一点不谈,《捉拿国王》是一本非常好的读物,那些对这个著名故事知之甚少的人会发现他们将会有一种享受。

来源: IELTS Reading Real Exam Questions

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