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have/feel a niggling (in [body part])
niggling 作可数名词，多指身体上轻微、持续的不适；in 后接具体部位。
After the hike, I had a niggling in my knee.
徒步之后，我的膝盖有隐隐作痛的感觉。
轻微的恼人感觉
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轻微的恼人感觉
A small irritating sensation.
After the hike, I had a niggling in my knee.
徒步之后，我的膝盖有隐隐作痛的感觉。
一种轻微恼人的感觉。
A small irritating sensation.
After sitting at the desk all day, I felt a niggling in my shoulder.
在办公桌前坐了一整天后，我感到肩膀有一阵轻微的刺痛。
The niggling in his knee disappeared after he stretched.
他拉伸之后，膝盖的微痛感消失了。
She complained of a niggling in her throat, but it was not serious.
她抱怨喉咙里有轻微的刺痛感，但并不严重。
niggling 作可数名词，多指身体上轻微、持续的不适；in 后接具体部位。
After the hike, I had a niggling in my knee.
徒步之后，我的膝盖有隐隐作痛的感觉。
也可指内心隐约的不安或烦躁，常见搭配有 doubt、worry、unease 等。
She felt a niggling of doubt before the interview.
面试前，她隐隐感到一丝疑虑。
Not this
I have niggling in my back.
Use this
I have a niggling in my back.
niggling 是可数名词，表示“轻微恼人的感觉”时前面需要加冠词 a/an，单数可数名词前不能省略冠词。
Not this
I have a niggling on my back.
Use this
I have a niggling in my back.
表示身体内部的疼痛或恼人感觉时，介词用 in，而不用 on；on 指在身体表面。
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背部轻微的刺痛感
He has a niggling in the back that won't go away.
他背部有一种挥之不去的轻微刺痛感。
一丝挥之不去的疑虑
Despite the good news, she felt a niggling of doubt.
尽管是好消息，她仍感到一丝挥之不去的疑虑。
感到一种轻微的恼人感觉
I feel a niggling in my knee after every long run.
每次长跑后，我都感到膝盖有一种轻微的恼人感觉。
持续不断的轻微刺痛
A persistent niggling in his shoulder finally sent him to the doctor.
肩部持续不断的轻微刺痛终于让他去了医院。
忽略轻微的恼人感觉
She tried to ignore the niggling in her tooth, but it kept her awake.
她试图忽略牙齿的轻微恼人感觉，但那种感觉让她睡不着。
轻微的刺痛感
There was a slight niggling in his side as he finished the race.
他跑完比赛时感到身侧有轻微的刺痛感。
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拼写是 niggle 加 -ing：想象一粒小沙子一直在鞋里硌脚，那种轻微恼人感就是 niggling。
语域：formal 常见场景：书面叙述、内心感受描写、轻微身体不适的叙述 此名词义项较正式，多见于书面文字，用于描述一种轻微而持续、让人有些烦恼的感觉；口语中单独作名词的情况较少。
词表中的词（giggling, jiggling, wiggling, wriggling, squiggling）都以 /ɡəlɪŋ/ 结尾，与 niggling 押韵。注意拼写相似的 shilling、willing 等以 -lling 结尾的词读作 /lɪŋ/，没有 /ɡ/ 音，因此不押韵。
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