单词：niggle
音标：['nigl] ；
vi. 闲混, 为琐事费时, 吹毛求疵, 拘泥小节
vt. 玩忽, 小气地给...
vt. 玩忽, 小气地给...
v worry unnecessarily or excessively
v argue over petty things
v argue over petty things
词型变化：名词复数形式 : niggles ; 过去式 : niggled ; 现在分词 : niggling ; 过去分词 : niggled ; 第三人称单数 : niggles
niggle的用法和样例：
例句
用作动词(v.)
- His untidiness constantly niggled her.他邋邋遢遢总惹她讨厌。
用作名词(n.)
- My only niggle is that they should have told me sooner.我唯一不满的是他们应该早点告诉我。
- In his mind there was that same niggle that if he did the right thing.在他的心里一直有着一个无法摆脱的烦恼，那就是他是否做了对的事。
- He gets the occasional niggle in his right shoulder.他的右肩有时感到轻微的疼痛。
经典引文
She niggled with small brushes while I tried..to get her to paint with more breadth.
出自：A. Y. Jackson
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