niggle
US
UK niggle n: UK (complaint)
SC 抱怨 bào yuàn
TC 抱怨
TC 抱怨
SC 小牢骚
Harry ignored the children's niggles and whines as they cleaned the room.
niggle n: UK, figurative (nagging thought, doubt)
SC 让人烦恼不已的鸡毛蒜皮的小事 ràng rén fán nǎo bù yǐ de jī máo suàn pí de xiǎo shì
SC 让人一直心神不宁的小疑点 ràng rén fán nǎo bù yǐ de jī máo suàn pí de xiǎo shì，ràng rén yì zhí xīn shén bù níng de xiǎo yí diǎn
niggle vi: (criticize, fuss)
SC 不停地挑剔抱怨 bù tíng de tiāo tī bào yuàn
SC 找碴 bù tíng de tiāo tī bào yuàn，zhǎo chá
The lawyer niggled over every detail in the contract.
niggle at [sb] vi + prep: figurative (worry, nag)
SC 不断烦扰
TC 不斷煩擾
TC 不斷煩擾
SC 不断困扰
All my work duties are niggling at me.
niggle [sb] vtr: figurative (worry)
SC 使焦虑 shǐ jiāo lǜ
TC 使焦慮
TC 使焦慮
SC 使烦恼 shǐ jiāo lǜ，shǐ fán nǎo
My fear of earthquakes niggles me every day.