单词:nit-pick
nit-pick的用法和样例:
例句
- As she was very fussy, it took her a long time to pick on one.由于很挑剔,所以她花费了相当长一段时间来挑选了一顶。
- As presented, the bill was poorly drawn, and the republican opposition in the House immediately began to pick holes in it.现在提出的该法案拟订得不好,国会中在野的共和党立刻开始挑剔它的漏洞。
- The press is always trying to pick holes in something.新闻界总是吹毛求疵。
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