单词：nitpick
音标：['nitpik] ；
vi. 挑剔；吹毛求疵
v. be overly critical; criticize minor details
考试类型：[GRE]
词性分布：
nitpick的用法和样例：
例句
用作动词(v.)
- You shouldn't nitpick, I had done my best.你别太挑剔，我已经尽力了。
- It is much easier to nitpick than to invent.挑剔总是比发明更为容易。
- They're less likely to nitpick about details that aren't relevant at this stage.减少他们在与主题不相关的细节上的吹毛求疵。
经典引文
The atmosphere gets very tense over the nitpicking.
出自：TimeIf I must nitpick, it is with the sparse treatment..of the possessive with the gerund.
出自：L. Urdang
【近义词】
- cavil挑毛病
- complain抱怨
- quibble争论
- criticize批评
- carp鲤鱼
- pick holes 在 ... 中找岔子(...
- take apart拆卸