[VERB 动词](长时间地)使不安,使烦恼 If something niggles you, it causes you to worry slightly over a long period of time.
[V n]
[V at n]
[V away]
[Also V]
[mainly BRIT 主英]
I realise now that the things which used to niggle and annoy me just don't really matter...
我现在意识到那些曾令我烦恼不快的事情其实无关紧要。
It's been niggling at my mind ever since I met Neville in Nice...
自从在尼斯见到内维尔后,我一直忐忑不安。
The puzzle niggled away in Arnold's mind.
这个谜团在阿诺德脑海里挥之不去。
Niggle is also a noun.
So why is there a little niggle at the back of my mind?
那为什么我潜意识里会有一丝不安呢?
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[VERB 动词]对…吹毛求疵;挑剔 If someone niggles you, they annoy you by continually criticizing you for what you think are small or unimportant things.
[V n]
[V at n]
[Also V]
[mainly BRIT 主英]
I don't react anymore when opponents try to niggle me...
对手找茬惹我时,我不会再理他们。
You tend to niggle at your partner, and get hurt when he doesn't hug you.
你往往会对伴侣吹毛求疵,如果他不拥抱你,就感到受了伤害。
Niggle is also a noun.
The life we have built together is more important than any minor niggle either of us might have.
咱们共同建立的生活要比你我各自可能会有的任何小小的不满重要。
Oxford
nig·gle/ˈnɪɡl; NAmEˈnɪɡl/
noun
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verb
nigglenigglesnigglednigglingnoun1( BrE) a small criticism or complaint 轻微的批评;小牢骚2a slight feeling, such as worry, doubt, etc. that does not go away 一丝挥不去的烦恼(或疑虑等)◆a niggle of doubt一丝挥之不去的疑虑3a slight pain 轻微疼痛◆He gets the occasional niggle in his right shoulder.他的右肩有时感到轻微的疼痛。verb1[intransitive , transitive ]to irritate or annoy sb slightly; to make sb slightly worried 使烦恼;使焦虑SYN
bother
niggle(at sb) ◆A doubt niggled at her.一丝疑惑困扰着她。it niggles sb that…◆( BrE) It niggled him that she had not phoned back.她没给他回电话,这使他很不安。nigglesb ◆( BrE) Something was niggling her.她有点烦心的事儿。2[intransitive ]niggle(about/over sth) |niggle(at sb) (for sth) ( BrE) to argue about sth unimportant; to criticize sb for sth that is not important 吹毛求疵;挑剔SYN
quibble
nig·gle/ˈnɪɡl; NAmEˈnɪɡl/
LDC
niggle1 verb
niggle2 noun
nigglenig‧gle1 /ˈnɪɡəl/ verb
Word Origin
Verb Table
Examples
Collocations
1[transitive] if something niggles you, you keep worrying about it or feeling annoyed about it and you cannot forget it → bug: Something’s been niggling her all day.It niggles me that we can’t go home yet and get warm.2[intransitive] to argue or make criticisms about small unimportant details: She niggled over every detail of the bill.
niggle1 verb
niggle2 noun
niggleniggle2 noun [countable]
Examples
1a slight feeling: a niggle of doubt2a slight criticism or complaint3a slight physical pain: a niggle in his knee
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