Word · Frequency #23351
niggle
无谓担心;过分操心
核心释义
worry unnecessarily or excessively
- 1.
不必要地过度担心
worry unnecessarily or excessively
- 2.
为琐事争吵
argue over petty things
为琐事争吵;斤斤计较;不必要地过度担心;为琐事争吵;闲混;为琐事费时
用法In use
She tends to niggle about the tiniest imperfections in her work.
用法提示:这里'niggle'用作不及物动词,表示对小事挑剔或担忧。
He niggled over the wording of the email for hours.
用法提示:这里'niggled'是过去式,表示过分关注琐碎细节。
Stop niggling and just enjoy the party!
用法提示:这里'niggling'是现在分词,用于祈使句,劝告停止挑剔。
niggle about/over sth
niggle 既可指“为琐事争吵”,也可指“无谓地担忧”,常接 about/over。
They spent the whole meeting niggling over minor details.
他们整个会议都在为细枝末节争吵不休。
Verb forms
base niggle · third person niggles · -ing niggling · past niggled · past participle niggled
规则动词
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- niggle at
- 使……焦虑不安;困扰
- The thought of the unpaid bill niggled at him all day.未付账单的事让他一整天都焦虑不安。
- niggle about
- 为琐事唠叨;对……斤斤计较
- She niggled about the room temperature for hours.她为室温这种琐事唠叨了好几个小时。
- niggle over details
- 为细节争执;在细节上纠缠
- They niggled over details instead of accepting the proposal.他们不是接受提议,而是为细节争执不休。
- stop niggling
- 别瞎担心;别为琐事争吵
- Stop niggling and just enjoy the party.别瞎担心了,好好享受派对吧。
- keep niggling
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把niggle记成“腻个”:对琐碎小事腻烦,没完没了地较真、瞎操心。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:informal 常见场景:担忧小事、争论琐事 niggle 多用于日常口语或非正式书面语,表示对小事过分担心或为琐碎问题争执;在正式场合显得不够庄重。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
giggle and wiggle rhyme with niggle (all /-ɪɡəl/). fickle, tickle, and nibble are spelling lookalikes but do not rhyme because they have /-ɪkəl/ or /-ɪbəl/.
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