chivvy
/ˈtʃɪvɪ/(亦作chivy)
verb
(-ies, -ied)with obj.
- tell (someone) repeatedly to do something反复催促（某人）做（某事）：
an association which chivvies government into action.
一个不停地敦促政府采取行动的协会。
词源
late 18th cent.: probably from the ballad Chevy Chase, celebrating a skirmish （probably the battle of Otterburn， 1388） on the Scottish border (but often mistakenly thought to be a place name). Originally a noun denoting a hunting cry， the term later meant 'a pursuit'， hence the verb 'chase， worry' （mid 19th cent.）.