chivvy

英 [ˈtʃɪvi]

美 [ˈtʃɪvi]

v.  强求; 催促

现在分词：chivvying　过去式：chivvied　过去分词：chivvied　复数：chivvies　第三人称单数：chivvies　

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牛津词典

verb

• 强求；催促
  to try and make sb hurry or do sth quickly, especially when they do not want to do it
  1. He chivvied them into the car.
     他催促他们上车。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 一再要求;不断催促
  If youchivvysomeone, you keep telling them to do something that they do not want to do.
  1. Jovial ladies chivvy you into ordering more than you can eat!...
     热情的女招待会一再推荐，最后点的餐多到吃不下!
  2. He chivvies the troops along with a few well-directed words.
     他通过几句有针对性的话不断督促着队伍。

英英释义

verb

• annoy continually or chronically
  1. He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked
  2. This man harasses his female co-workers
  Synonym:harasshassleharrychivychevychevvybesetplaguemolestprovoke

双语例句

• Jovial ladies chivvy you into ordering more than you can eat!
  热情的女招待会一再推荐，最后点的餐多到吃不下！
• Help prisoner Chivvy to escape this deadly game show!
  帮助囚犯烦扰摆脱这种致命的游戏节目！
• I shall come down your burrow and chivvy you out like an old stoat.
  我要钻进你的地洞里去，象赶一只老鼬鼠一般把你赶出来。
• If you chivvy the labourers along a bit I'm sure they could do the work faster.
  如果你对工人催着一点，我相信他们会干得更快些。
• I had to chivvy him into writing the report.
  我得催他写报告。
• We need someone dynamic to chivvy the team along.
  我们需要一人有活力的人把球队带动起来。
• Most members of Parliament did not chivvy the government into action.
  大多数议员没有敦促政府采取行动。
• He chivvies the troops along with a few well-directed words.
  他通过几句有针对性的话不断督促着队伍。