Word · Frequency #12260
nagging
唠叨；不停地催促或抱怨
nagging is the present participle of nag.
To keep complaining or reminding someone in an annoying way, often about small things.
- 1.
To repeatedly remind or complain to (someone) in an annoying way, often about insignificant or unnecessary matters.
唠叨；惹人厌烦地反复提醒或抱怨(某人),常为琐事。
- 2.
To bother with persistent thoughts or memories.
被持续的想法或记忆困扰。
- 3.
To bother or disturb persistently in any way.
以任何方式持续打扰或骚扰。
（想法等）困扰；萦绕；纠缠；烦扰；唠叨；惹人厌烦地反复提醒或抱怨(某人),常为琐事。；被持续的想法或记忆困扰。；以任何方式持续打扰或骚扰。
In use
My mom always nags me about cleaning my room.
He nagged his wife to buy a new car until she finally agreed.
Stop nagging and let me finish my work.
nag somebody to do something
表示不停地催促某人做某事，常带有厌烦的语气。
My mother nagged me to finish my homework.
我妈妈唠叨着让我完成作业。
nag at somebody (about something)
at 强调反复唠叨的行为，about 引出具体原因。
Stop nagging at me about the laundry!
别再唠叨我洗衣服的事了！
something nags at somebody
主语为想法、记忆等时，表示“困扰、萦绕”的意思。
A feeling of guilt nagged at him all evening.
Connections
Collocations
- nag someone to do something
- 唠叨着催促某人做某事
- She nagged her son to finish his homework.她唠叨着催儿子完成作业。
- nag someone about something
- 就某事对某人唠叨不休
- He always nags me about my eating habits.他总是为我的饮食习惯唠叨不休。
- nag at someone
- （念头、担忧等）不断困扰某人
- The thought that he might be wrong nagged at him.他可能错了的念头一直困扰着他。
- stop nagging
- 别再唠叨了
- Stop nagging — I’ll take out the trash in a minute.别唠叨了——我马上就去倒垃圾。
Idioms & figurative uses
- nag at the back of one's mind
- （某种担忧或念头）在脑中萦绕，挥之不去The question of whether I locked the door kept nagging at the back of my mind.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象有人在你耳边反复说“nag、nag、nag”，像“拿个”小事唠叨个没完，烦人又挥之不去。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：everyday conversation、family or close relationships、written/reflective narratives nag 的‘唠叨、催促’义多用于日常口语和家庭、朋友间等较随意的场合；而‘（想法等）困扰’义比较常见于书面或较正式的表达，如 be nagged by doubt。总体语气偏口语化，在正式写作中需谨慎使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词与 nag (/næɡ/) 押韵：重读元音都是 /æ/，结尾都是 /ɡ/，拼写也都有 -ag。注意形近词 gnat (/næt/) 和 gnaw (/nɔː/) 的 g 不发音，与 nag 不押韵；nap (/næp/) 和 nab (/næb/) 元音虽同为 /æ/，但结尾辅音不同，也不是押韵词。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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