niggles

英 [ˈnɪɡlz]

美 [ˈnɪɡlz]

v.  使烦恼; 使焦虑; 吹毛求疵; 挑剔
niggle的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• VERB (长时间地)使不安，使烦恼
  If somethingnigglesyou, it causes you to worry slightly over a long period of time.
  1. I realise now that the things which used to niggle and annoy me just don't really matter...
     我现在意识到那些曾令我烦恼不快的事情其实无关紧要。
  2. It's been niggling at my mind ever since I met Neville in Nice...
     自从在尼斯见到内维尔后，我一直忐忑不安。
  3. The puzzle niggled away in Arnold's mind.
     这个谜团在阿诺德脑海里挥之不去。
  4. Niggleis also a noun.
     
  5. So why is there a little niggle at the back of my mind?
     那为什么我潜意识里会有一丝不安呢?
• VERB 对…吹毛求疵;挑剔
  If someonenigglesyou, they annoy you by continually criticizing you for what you think are small or unimportant things.
  1. I don't react anymore when opponents try to niggle me...
     对手找茬惹我时，我不会再理他们。
  2. You tend to niggle at your partner, and get hurt when he doesn't hug you.
     你往往会对伴侣吹毛求疵，如果他不拥抱你，就感到受了伤害。
  3. Niggleis also a noun.
     
  4. The life we have built together is more important than any minor niggle either of us might have.
     咱们共同建立的生活要比你我各自可能会有的任何小小的不满重要。

双语例句

• She keeps house industriously and frugally and niggles over every detail of each bill. The accounts have to be audited by a firm of external auditors.
  她勤俭持家对每张账单的每一项目都仔细核查。这些账目必须由一家外聘审计员的公司来稽查。
• I do have a few minor niggles about the book but generally it's very good.
  我对这本书有些小的批评，不过总的说来这书很好。
• But investors have had two niggles for some time.
  但一段时间来，投资者一直对以下两个方面不太满意。
• But none of these niggles is enough to deter hopeful retailers, particularly as their traditional stamping grounds of Europe slide into a deeper funk and the jury is out on US recovery.
  但所有这些困难并不足以吓退乐观的零售商，尤其是在传统的购物场所欧洲陷入更深层次的恐慌、以及美国复苏尚未确定之际。
• These niggles usually take a week to10 days to clear up.
  这种问题通常需要10天时间恢复。