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niggling

音標['nigliŋ] 讀音

漢語翻譯


a. 細小的, 瑣屑的, 小心翼翼的, 缺乏魄力的, 過於精細

詞型變化:

副詞:nigglingly 

英文解釋:

動詞 niggle:

  1. worry unnecessarily or excessively
    同義詞:fuss, niggle, fret
  2. argue over petty things
    同義詞:quibble, niggle, pettifog, bicker, squabble, brabble

形容詞 niggling:

  1. (informal) small and of little importance
    同義詞:fiddling, footling, lilliputian, little, piddling, piffling, petty, picayune, trivial

例句:

  1. I don't see why they should be niggling over paying a few pounds into the fund.
    我不明白他們為什么對這筆基金投入幾鎊錢而如此在乎。
  2. A pointless dispute over niggling details.
    在瑣碎小事上的一次無禮爭吵
  3. Stop niggling about every penny we spend.
    別再為我們花的每個小錢費心思了。

詳細解釋:


nig.gling

adj.(形容詞)
Petty, especially in a nagging or annoying way; trifling:
微不足道的:細小的,尤指用喋喋不休的或讓人太厭煩的方法;微不足道的:
例句:
a pointless dispute over niggling details.
在瑣碎小事上的一次無禮爭吵

Overly concerned with details; exacting and fussy.
過分注意細節的,吹毛求疵的:過於注重細節的;苛求的和繁瑣

【引伸】
nig.gling
n.(名詞
nig.glingly
adv.(副詞)

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