单词 | niggle |
释义 | niggle¹ 🄰 vt. 1.(worry)烦扰;使担忧;使担心 A little doubt was niggling me.有个小疑问困扰着我。 I finally answered a question that had always niggled me.我终于解决了一个一直让我担心的问题。 It's been niggling me all week.它已经让我担心了整整一周了。 2.(annoy)使烦恼;惹恼 I realize now that the things that used to niggle me don't really matter.我现在意识到那些曾经让我烦恼的事情其实并没有那么重要。 The tiniest things can niggle you, like when I can't find something and then I discover one of the girls has 'borrowed' it.最微不足道的事情都有可能让人烦恼, 比如当我找不到某样东西的时候发现是一个女孩“借走”了。 I don't react any more when opponents try to niggle me.对手试图惹恼我的时候, 我不再理睬。 🄱 vi. 1.(cause irritation)(不断地)惹人烦, 引起不快 There's just this slight suspicion niggling at the back of your mind.只有这个小小的疑问在一直困扰着你的内心。 There was a second occurrence in 1946 that started the issue niggling again.事情在1946年再度发生, 又一次开始烦扰人们。 2.(fuss and complain)吹毛求疵;挑剔;抱怨;发牢骚 We could waste an awful lot of time niggling over petty details.对琐碎的细节吹毛求疵会浪费我们很多的时间。 Why is she niggling when I haven't done anything to her?我根本没把她怎么样, 她干吗抱怨个不停? Phrasal Verbsniggle at,niggle away niggle² 1.(misgiving)担忧;疑虑;不确定 So why is there a little niggle at the back of my mind?那为什么我内心深处有点担忧呢? 2.(petty complaint)小问题;小矛盾 The life we have built together is more important than any minor niggle we might have.我们共同营造的生活要比我们可能会有的任何小矛盾重要得多。 It's basically an excellent little machine. There are a couple of niggles, though.这基本上是一台非常不错的小机器。不过也有些小毛病。 3.(slight pain or injury)轻微的疼痛(或损伤) It's not a severe pain, more of a persistent niggle.疼痛并不剧烈, 而是那种持续、轻微的疼痛。 All their first-choice strikers are out with various niggles.他们所有的主力前锋都因各种伤痛而不能上场。 He reported a niggle in his hip to his GP.他告诉全科医生说臀部有点疼。 4.<非正式>(hostility)(球队之间等的)敌意, 敌对情绪 No local derby would be complete without a bit of niggle between the teams.同城德比总少不了竞争对手之间的一些敌对情绪。 |
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