niggle基本解释
v.过分为琐事操心；拘泥小节；惹恼
n.小牢骚；无法摆脱的烦恼；轻微疼痛
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名词: niggler 过去式: niggled 过去分词: niggled 现在分词: niggling 第三人称单数: niggles
v.过分为琐事操心；拘泥小节；惹恼
n.小牢骚；无法摆脱的烦恼；轻微疼痛
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名词: niggler 过去式: niggled 过去分词: niggled 现在分词: niggling 第三人称单数: niggles
verb
1. argue over petty things
e.g. Let's not quibble over pennies
Synonym: quibblepettifogbickersquabblebrabble
2. worry unnecessarily or excessively
e.g. don't fuss too much over the grandchildren--they are quite big now
Synonym: fussfret
1. (长时间地)使不安，使烦恼
If something niggles you, it causes you to worry slightly over a long period of time.
e.g. 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。
e.g. 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。
2. 对…吹毛求疵;挑剔
If someone niggles you, they annoy you by continually criticizing you for what you think are small or unimportant things.
e.g. 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。
e.g. 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。
1. 拘泥小节：nigger-lover 黑人解放运动者 | niggle 拘泥小节 | niggling 琐碎工作
2. 为琐事费时：niggerhead 块状橡胶 | niggle 为琐事费时 | niggle 为小事过分费心
3. 小气地给：...moreandmore 越来越 | ...niggle 小气地给 | ...outbrave 勇敢地面对
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4. 为小事过分费心：niggle 为琐事费时 | niggle 为小事过分费心 | niggle 拘泥小节
She niggled with small brushes while I tried..to get her to paint with more breadth.
出自：A. Y. Jackson
