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。
唠叨;不停地催促或抱怨
nagging — present participle of nag
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
唠叨;不停地催促或抱怨
To keep complaining or reminding someone in an annoying way, often about small things.
My mother nagged me to finish my homework.
我妈妈唠叨着让我完成作业。
唠叨;惹人厌烦地反复提醒或抱怨(某人),常为琐事。
To repeatedly remind or complain to (someone) in an annoying way, often about insignificant or unnecessary matters.
被持续的想法或记忆困扰。
To bother with persistent thoughts or memories.
以任何方式持续打扰或骚扰。
To bother or disturb persistently in any way.
nag
Base
原形
nags
3rd person
第三人称单数
nagging
-ing
现在分词
nagged
Past
过去式
nagged
Past participle
过去分词
She nags me about my homework every day.
她每天为我的作业唠叨我。
He nagged me until I agreed.
他一直唠叨我,直到我同意。
That worry has nagged me all week.
那个担忧困扰了我一整周。
规则动词,但注意 -ing 形式需双写 g 为 nagging。
My mom always nags me about cleaning my room.
我妈妈总是唠叨我打扫房间。
He nagged his wife to buy a new car until she finally agreed.
他不停地催促妻子买新车,直到她终于同意。
Stop nagging and let me finish my work.
别唠叨了,让我把工作做完。
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。
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!
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.
一种内疚感整个晚上都在困扰着他。
Not this
Stop nagging me for my homework.
Use this
Stop nagging me about my homework.
nag后接话题时用about,表示就某事反复唠叨;用for会变成‘为了得到某物而纠缠’,语义不对。
Not this
He nagged me finishing the report.
Use this
He nagged me to finish the report.
nag表示‘反复催促某人做某事’时,补语用带to的不定式,不能用现在分词。
Not this
Stop nag me!
Use this
Stop nagging me!
stop后接动词要用动名词nagging表示‘停止唠叨’,不能接动词原形。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
(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。
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。
(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.
我是否锁了门这个问题一直在我脑海里挥之不去。
(因不停唠叨而)烦死某人;对某人唠叨个没完
If you nag him to death about the report, he'll only do it more slowly.
如果你在他耳边唠叨个没完催那份报告,他反而会写得更慢。
Use nagging naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
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。
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。
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。
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