niggle的翻译,读音

英/ ˈnɪɡ(ə)l /
美/ ˈnɪɡ(ə)l /

释义:

单词niggle书写

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

词态

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

近义词

vi. carp atfind fault with

同根词

niggardly adj. 小气的;很少量的 adv. 小气地;很少量地
niggling adj. 为琐事操心的;过于精细的;琐碎的 n. 过于琐碎的工作;无关紧要的事 v. 挑剔(niggle的ing形式)

例句

He gets the occasional niggle in his right shoulder. 他的右肩有时感到轻微的疼痛。

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. 。

They niggle endlessly over details and remain obstinately silent about his really great discoveries. 对于他的记叙中的细节尽力吹毛求疵,而对他的真正伟大的发现却闭口不提。

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。