niggle是什么意思？

niggle

英[ˈnɪgl] 美[ˈnɪɡəl]

• vi. 为小事操心，吹毛求疵，不断地烦扰；

第三人称单数：niggles;

过去式：niggled;

过去分词：niggled;

现在分词：niggling;

例句

• I don't react anymore when opponents try to niggle me... 对手找茬惹我时，我不会再理他们。
• I realise now that the things which used to niggle and annoy me just don't really matter... 我现在意识到那些曾令我烦恼不快的事情其实无关紧要。
• So why is there a little niggle at the back of my mind? 那为什么我潜意识里会有一丝不安呢?
• a niggle of doubt 一丝挥之不去的疑虑
• You tend to niggle at your partner, and get hurt when he doesn't hug you. 你往往会对伴侣吹毛求疵，如果他不拥抱你，就感到受了伤害。
• I don't react anymore when opponents try to niggle me. 对手找茬惹我时，我不会再理他们。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• VERB
  (长时间地)使不安，使烦恼
  If something niggles you, it causes you to worry slightly over a long period of time.
  例句
  I realise now that the things which used to niggle and annoy me just don't really matter... 我现在意识到那些曾令我烦恼不快的事情其实无关紧要。 It's been niggling at my mind ever since I met Neville in Nice... 自从在尼斯见到内维尔后，我一直忐忑不安。
• VERB
  对…吹毛求疵;挑剔
  If someone niggles you, they annoy you by continually criticizing you for what you think are small or unimportant things.
  例句
  I don't react anymore when opponents try to niggle me... 对手找茬惹我时，我不会再理他们。 You tend to niggle at your partner, and get hurt when he doesn't hug you. 你往往会对伴侣吹毛求疵，如果他不拥抱你，就感到受了伤害。

英英词典释义

• Verb
  1. worry unnecessarily or excessively;
  "don't fuss too much over the grandchildren--they are quite big now"
  2. argue over petty things;
  "Let's not quibble over pennies"