nag

verb

/næɡ/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they nag	/næɡ/ /næɡ/
he / she / it nags	/næɡz/ /næɡz/
past simple nagged	/næɡd/ /næɡd/
past participle nagged	/næɡd/ /næɡd/
-ing form nagging	/ˈnæɡɪŋ/ /ˈnæɡɪŋ/

[intransitive, transitive] to keep complaining to somebody about their behaviour or keep asking them to do something唠叨；不停地抱怨 synonym pester
- Stop nagging—I'll do it as soon as I can.别唠叨了，我会尽快做的。
- nag at somebody You're always nagging at me.你总是对我唠叨。
- nag somebody (to do something) She had been nagging him to paint the fence.她一直唠叨，要他把围栏油漆一下。
- nag on about something I do wish you'd stop nagging on about the garden.我真希望你别再喋喋不休地谈论花园了。
- nag (away) at somebody (to do something) For weeks his father had been nagging away at him to get a job.几个星期以来，他的父亲一直在催促他找一份工作。
- nag somebody about something She constantly nagged her daughter about getting married.她老是唠叨女儿的婚事。
Extra Examples
- She had been nagging at him to have his hair cut.她一直唠叨着让他剪头发。
- The children kept nagging her to take them to the zoo.孩子们一直缠着她带他们去动物园。
- He nagged me until I wrote the letter and posted it off.他一直对我唠叨，直到我写完这封信并寄出去。
- He's always nagging at her for wearing too much make-up.他总是唠叨说她妆太浓了。
- Mum's always nagging me about studying.妈妈总是唠叨我学习。
[intransitive, transitive] to worry you or cause you pain continuously不断困扰；持续令人苦恼
- nag at somebody A feeling of unease nagged at her.一种不安的感觉一直困扰着她。
- nag somebody Doubts nagged me all evening.疑虑一整晚萦绕在我的心头。
- The pain came back and nagged at him.疼痛再次袭来，困扰着他。
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Word Originverb early 19th cent. (originally dialect in the sense ‘gnaw’): perhaps of Scandinavian or Low German origin; compare with Norwegian and Swedish nagga ‘gnaw, irritate’ and Low German (g)naggen ‘provoke’.