niggle
['nigl]
v.过分为琐事操心,拘泥小节,惹恼
n.小牢骚, 无法摆脱的烦恼, 轻微疼痛
例句与用法:
Our lawyers will niggle over every little detail of the case.
我们的律师们会就这个案件的每一个细节进行辩论。
I don't see why they should niggle over paying a few pounds into the fund. They're rich enough.
我不理解他们为什么对给这笔资金支付几个英镑的小事大动脑筋,他够富的了。
词形变化:
名词: niggler | 动词过去式: niggled | 动词过去分词: niggled | 动词现在分词: niggling | 动词第三人称单数: niggles |
详细释义:
vi.
1. 为琐事费时
2. 拘泥小节; 挑剔