词汇解释
niggle [ˈnɪɡl] (动词)
形容词:niggling
名词:niggler
形容词
1. 细小的;琐碎的
形容某事物细小、不重要或琐碎。
例句:
- He has a niggling cough that won't go away. (他一直有一种不停的轻微咳嗽。)
- She had a niggling feeling that she had forgotten something important. (她有一种模糊的感觉,觉得自己忘记了重要的事情。)
2. 难以忍受的;令人不悦的
形容某事物令人不悦或难以忍受。
例句:
- I have this niggling pain in my back that won't go away. (我背部一直有这种令人不悦的疼痛感。)
- There was a niggling doubt in the back of his mind. (他心里有一种难以忍受的疑虑。)
名词
1. 挑剔的人
指那些过分挑剔、吹毛求疵的人。
例句:
- He is a niggler who always finds fault with everything. (他是一个总是对一切吹毛求疵的人。)
- Don't be such a niggler and just enjoy the party. (不要做一个挑剔的人,好好享受派对吧。)
2. 焦虑;烦恼
指那种由于琐碎的事情而引起的轻微的焦虑或烦恼。
例句:
- She always has little niggles about her appearance. (她总是对自己的外貌有些小烦恼。)
- I can't concentrate with all these niggles in my mind. (我心里有这些杂念,无法集中注意力。)
词语辨析
niggle与quibble的区别:
这两个词都指挑剔、吹毛求疵,但niggle更强调对琐碎细节的挑剔,而quibble则更强调对争论中的小问题的挑剔。
词汇扩充
niggle的词汇扩充:
- niggler (名词):挑剔的人
- nigglingly (副词):琐碎地;挑剔地
近义词
- complain:抱怨
- quibble:吹毛求疵
- grumble:抱怨;嘟囔
- cavil:挑剔;吹毛求疵
- nitpick:吹毛求疵
反义词
没有明确的反义词。
柯林斯词典
niggle (verb)
If you say that someone is niggling, you mean they are spending too much time on unimportant details.
niggle (noun)
A niggle is a small, unimportant problem or difficulty.
牛津词典
niggle (verb)
Worry unnecessarily or excessively about something.
niggle (noun)
A trivial criticism, discomfort, or annoyance.
用法
niggle作为动词时,常用于描述某人对琐碎的细节过分挑剔,表达对某事物的不满或焦虑。作为名词时,常用于描述一个小问题、不适或烦恼。
相关例句
- He always niggles about the tiniest things. (他总是对最微小的事情吹毛求疵。)
- I can't stand her niggling criticism. (我无法忍受她的挑剔批评。)
- Stop niggling! It's not a big deal. (别挑剔了!这没什么大不了的。)
- She has a niggling pain in her knee. (她膝盖有一种隐隐作痛的感觉。)
- I have a niggling doubt about his intentions. (我对他的意图有一丝疑虑。)
- The niggler in the group always finds something to complain about. (这个小组里的挑剔者总是能找到要抱怨的事情。)
- We need to address these niggles before moving forward. (我们需要解决这些小问题,然后再继续前进。)
- She has a few niggles about the contract. (她对合同有一些小疑虑。)
- His constant niggling is really getting on my nerves. (他不停的挑剔真的让我很恼火。)
- The niggling pain in his shoulder has been bothering him for weeks. (他肩膀的这种微痛已经困扰他好几个星期了。)
- She always has niggles about her appearance, but she looks great. (她总是对自己的外貌有些小烦恼,但她看起来很棒。)
- His constant niggles prevent him from fully enjoying life. (他不断的烦恼让他无法充分享受生活。)
- Don't be such a niggler and just enjoy the party. (不要做一个挑剔的人,好好享受派对吧。)
- She had a niggling suspicion that he was lying. (她有一种模糊的怀疑,觉得他在撒谎。)
- He has a niggling cough that won't go away. (他一直有一种不停的轻微咳嗽。)
- There was a niggling doubt in the back of his mind. (他心里有一种难以忍受的疑虑。)
- Her niggling headache made it difficult for her to concentrate. (她的轻微头痛让她难以集中注意力。)
- I have this niggling pain in my back that won't go away. (我背部一直有这种令人不悦的疼痛感。)
- She had a niggling feeling that she had forgotten something important. (她有一种模糊的感觉,觉得自己忘记了重要的事情。)
- His niggling concern about the project kept him awake at night. (对于这个项目,他的一丝担忧让他夜不能寐。)