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单词 chivvy
释义
chivvy
verb[Tusually+ adv/prep]
UKinformal
uk
/ˈtʃɪv.i/us
/ˈtʃɪv.i/
toencouragesomeone to do something they do notwantto do:
催促；强求
Hekeptputting off writing thereportso I had to chivvy himalong.他总是拖延着不写报告，所以我得催着他。
I had to chivvy himintowriting thereport.我得催着他写报告。
Synonyms
badger
nag
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Urging & persuading
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  • be/go on atsomeoneidiom
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  • induce
  • inveigle
  • lean
  • lean onsomeone/something
  • miseducate
  • miseducation
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  • soft sell
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  • work onsomething
  • wrap
  • wrapsomeonearoundyourlittle fingeridiom
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Encouraging and urging on
(Definition ofchivvyfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofchivvy

chivvy
He is trying tochivvyon this policy.
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The idea was that the local authority should "chivvyup" the owners or the agents into putting their properties back on to the market.
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He has tried tochivvyup the district health authority.
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We may not direct them but from time to time there is certainly cause tochivvythem to ensure that they match the world's best.
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The only thing to do was to move in and tochivvythem until they finished and went.
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But it would be unreasonable of us tochivvythem at this stage.
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Let us notchivvy, hurry or harangue them.
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I hope that it will be somebody who is very vigorous and goes bustling around the countryside and is able to visit these wonderful places andchivvythe civil servants.
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