nagging + [noun]
形容词用法：修饰名词，表示“持续的、令人烦恼的”。
He had a nagging pain in his shoulder.
他肩膀上有一种持续不断的疼痛。
唠叨的；责备挑剔的
持续令人烦恼或疼痛的；唠叨的。；引起持续轻微疼痛或烦恼的。
bothering persistently with trivial complaints
持续令人烦恼或疼痛的；唠叨的。
Persistently annoying or painful.
引起持续轻微疼痛或烦恼的。
Causing persistent mild pain, or annoyance.
My nagging neighbor always complains about the leaves in my yard.
我那爱唠叨的邻居总是抱怨我院子里的落叶。
用法提示：nagging 作形容词修饰 neighbor，表示‘爱唠叨的、爱抱怨的’。
Her nagging coworker kept reminding her to finish the report.
她那爱唠叨的同事一直提醒她把报告写完。
用法提示：nagging 作形容词修饰 coworker，表示‘唠叨的、不断提醒的’。
The nagging child asked his mother for candy again and again.
那个纠缠不休的孩子一遍又一遍地向妈妈要糖吃。
用法提示：nagging 作形容词修饰 child，表示‘纠缠不休的、吵闹的’。
形容词用法：修饰名词，表示“持续的、令人烦恼的”。
He had a nagging pain in his shoulder.
他肩膀上有一种持续不断的疼痛。
名词用法：表示“持续的唠叨或抱怨”，常与所有格连用。
Her nagging annoyed everyone in the office.
她的唠叨惹恼了办公室里的每个人。
fault-finding 侧重于刻意挑出毛病，语气比 nagging 正式；nagging 常指反复唠叨、惹人厌烦。
complaining 是一般用词，指表达不满；nagging 则强调反复不停地说，并带责备意味。
critical 可用于客观或善意的批评，不一定反复唠叨；nagging 更多指令人厌烦的琐碎责备。
whining 多指带着哭腔或孩子气地抱怨；nagging 更常见于成年人之间反复催促、责难。
grammar · medium
易错句子My mother is a nagging.
正确表达My mother is a nagging person.
nagging 为形容词，不能单独作名词使用。表示“爱唠叨的人”时，须在后面加上被修饰的名词 person，或改用名词 nagger。
grammar · medium
易错句子She nagging complained about the noise.
正确表达She complained in a nagging way about the noise.
动词 complained 需用副词修饰，而 nagging 是形容词，不能直接修饰动词。应改用副词短语 in a nagging way 来表示“唠叨地”。
此处取“唠叨的、责备挑剔的”义；complimentary 表示赞美、不挑剔，与 nagging 的反复挑剔相反。
此处取“唠叨的、责备挑剔的”义；approving 表示赞许、认同，与 nagging 的挑剔态度相反。
此处取“唠叨的、责备挑剔的”义；uncomplaining 形容安静忍受、不发牢骚，与 nagging 的反复抱怨相反。
nag 是动词，表示“唠叨/烦扰”的动作；nagging 是形容词，表示“爱唠叨的、使人烦的”特征。使用时注意句子成分：nag 作谓语，nagging 修饰名词。
long-winded 指说话或文章冗长乏味，重在“长而拖沓”；nagging 指反复唠叨、挑剔责骂，重在“次数多且烦人”。
critical 指以批评或挑剔的眼光评价人或事；nagging 指为琐事反复唠叨，不一定是正式批评。
挥之不去的疑虑
Despite her confidence, she had a nagging doubt about the decision.
尽管她很有信心，她对那个决定仍有一丝挥之不去的疑虑。
挥之不去的感受
I can't shake the nagging feeling that I forgot something.
我无法摆脱那种忘了什么事的挥之不去的感受。
持续的疼痛
He went to the doctor because of a nagging pain in his shoulder.
他因肩膀持续疼痛而去看医生。
令人困扰的问题
The nagging question of how to pay for college kept her awake.
如何支付大学费用这个令人困扰的问题让她彻夜难眠。
持续不断的头痛
A nagging headache made it hard to concentrate.
持续不断的头痛让人难以集中注意力。
唠叨的母亲
He finally listened to his nagging mother and wore a coat.
他最终听了唠叨的母亲的话，穿上了外套。
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唠叨常表现为反复提出要求，demand是唠叨行为常涉及的核心内容。
唠叨的话常带挑剔与指责的意味，reproach属于同一语义场。
唠叨往往起因于对他人表现的不满，dissatisfaction是其心理动因。
唠叨的特点是一再重复同一话题，repetition体现了其反复性。
唠叨者爱挑剔别人的过错，fault是唠叨关注的焦点。
挥之不去的疑虑
Despite his confident smile, a nagging doubt remained in her mind.
尽管他露出自信的微笑，她心中仍存有一个挥之不去的疑虑。
缠绕心头的怀疑
The detective had a nagging suspicion that the witness was lying.
侦探有个缠绕心头的怀疑，觉得证人在撒谎。
令人困扰的问题
One nagging question still bothered the team: who leaked the plan?
一个令人困扰的问题仍萦绕在团队心头：是谁泄露了计划？
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.