niggle

英 [ˈnɪɡl]

美 [ˈnɪɡl]

n.  轻微的批评; 小牢骚; 一丝挥不去的烦恼(或疑虑等); 轻微疼痛
v.  使烦恼; 使焦虑; 吹毛求疵; 挑剔

复数：niggles　过去式：niggled　现在分词：niggling　过去分词：niggled　第三人称单数：niggles　

IELTS

BNC.23351

牛津词典

noun

• 轻微的批评；小牢骚
  a small criticism or complaint
• 一丝挥不去的烦恼（或疑虑等）
  a slight feeling, such as worry, doubt, etc. that does not go away
  1. a niggle of doubt
     一丝挥之不去的疑虑
• 轻微疼痛
  a slight pain
  1. He gets the occasional niggle in his right shoulder.
     他的右肩有时感到轻微的疼痛。

verb

• 使烦恼；使焦虑
  to irritate or annoy sb slightly; to make sb slightly worried
  1. A doubt niggled at her.
     一丝疑惑困扰着她。
  2. It niggled him that she had not phoned back.
     她没给他回电话，这使他有些不安。
  3. Something was niggling her.
     她有点烦心的事儿。
• 吹毛求疵；挑剔
  to argue about sth unimportant; to criticize sb for sth that is not important

柯林斯词典

• VERB (长时间地)使不安，使烦恼
  If somethingnigglesyou, it causes you to worry slightly over a long period of time.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
  3. The puzzle niggled away in Arnold's mind.
     这个谜团在阿诺德脑海里挥之不去。
  4. Niggleis also a noun.
     
  5. 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?
• VERB 对…吹毛求疵;挑剔
  If someonenigglesyou, they annoy you by continually criticizing you for what you think are small or unimportant things.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
  3. Niggleis also a noun.
     
  4. 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。

英英释义

verb

• argue over petty things
  1. Let's not quibble over pennies
  Synonym:quibblepettifogbickersquabblebrabble
• worry unnecessarily or excessively
  1. don't fuss too much over the grandchildren--they are quite big now
  Synonym:fussfret

双语例句

• What started as a niggle in an arcane corner of the US mortgage market has escalated into what looks ever more like a global liquidity and credit crunch.
  起初出现在美国抵押贷款市场神秘角落里不起眼的小事，如今已经升级，越来越像是一场全球流动性和信贷危机。
• 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。
• The puzzle niggled away in Arnold's mind.
  这个谜团在阿诺德脑海里挥之不去。
• 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。
• 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。
• Piss off to Spain or Italy, where they niggle, dive or pull shirts, he writes.
  特别反感西班牙队与意大利队，他们在场上爱找岔、假摔或者拉拽球衣，他在书中写道。
• I just have one small niggle about this book.
  对这本书我只有一点小小的意见。
• A troublesome Achilles problem did not help the situation, but having now fully recovered from the niggle, Carrick feels he is back on the right track.
  恼人的脚跟伤病总是影响他的状态，但现在已经完全好了。卡里克觉得自己回到了正轨上。
• According to Hitzfeld, the Peruvian striker has a niggle on his left knee and the Paraguayan forward has a strained muscle.
  根据希斯非尔德表示秘鲁射手的左膝有伤，而巴拉圭前锋则是肌肉拉伤。
• There is not the slightest niggle at the back of your mind that you should be spending your time more usefully?
  难道你脑袋里丝毫没有烦神考虑过应该更有效地利用你的时间吗？