niggle

[美國]/ˈnɪɡl/
[英國]/ˈnɪɡl/
詞頻: 非常高

中文釋義

vi. 拘泥小節;爲瑣事費時;挑剔
vt. 小氣地給…;翫忽
詞形
複數niggles
第三人稱單數niggles
過去式niggled
過去分詞niggled
現在分詞niggling

例句

a suspicion niggled at the back of her mind.

心底的懷疑使她隱隱感到不安。

an editor who niggled about commas;

對逗號吹毛求疵的編輯;

Our lawyers will niggle over every little detail of the case.

我們的律師們會就這個案件的每一個細節進行辯論。

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

她勤儉持家對每張賬單的每一項目都仔細覈查。

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

她的膝蓋總是在快下雨時感到不適。

His constant niggle about the project deadline is getting annoying.

他對項目截止日期的不斷抱怨讓人很煩。

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

我背部的隱隱作痛讓我無法集中精力工作。

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

不要讓一個小小的不適影響你整天的心情。

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

她試圖忽略心中的不安,告訴她忘記了重要的事情。

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

無論事情進行得多順利,他總能找到一些小事來抱怨。

The constant niggle of doubt crept into her thoughts.

持續的懷疑不安悄悄侵入她的思緒。

I have a niggle about the safety of this neighborhood.

我對這個社區的安全有些擔憂。

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

未解決的問題繼續在他腦海中縈繞。

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

她無法擺脫忘記鎖門的不安感。

原聲例句

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

取而代之的是對經濟復甦能否持續的質疑。

來源: The Economist (Summary)

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

我甚至不能告訴你,你知道,小的痛苦和手術細節。

來源: VOA Standard English_Africa

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

戴維斯的粉絲並不認爲新書的特點在於資料的詳細。書中的一些微小錯誤應該及時更正,因爲著書過程中再所難免有些筆誤。

來源: The Economist - Arts

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

然後電飯鍋出了點小問題… … 啊哈… … 門壞了。

來源: 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.

你可以一天做兩次,如果你覺得可能會有小傷出現,泡沫軸是一個很好的開始。

來源: 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.

但撇開這一點不談,《捉拿國王》是一本非常好的讀物,那些對這個著名故事知之甚少的人會發現他們將會有一種享受。

來源: IELTS Reading Real Exam Questions

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