niggle

汉语翻译

vi. 闲混, 为琐事费时, 吹毛求疵, 拘泥小节
vt. 玩忽, 小气地给...

词型变化

名词:niggler 动词过去式:niggled 过去分词:niggled 现在分词:niggling 第三人称单数:niggles 

英语解释

动词 niggle:

worry unnecessarily or excessively同义词：fuss, fretargue over petty things同义词：quibble, pettifog, bicker, squabble, brabble

例句

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。

详细解释

nig.gle

v.intr.（不及物动词）
nig.gled,nig.gling,nig.gles
To be preoccupied with trifles or petty details.
费神，操心：沉溺于琐碎小事
To find fault constantly and trivially; carp.See Synonyms at quibble
吹毛求疵，找碴：常在细枝末节处找错误参见 quibble

来源：
[Perhaps of Scandinavian origin]
[可能源于斯堪的纳维亚语]

【引伸】
nig.gler
n.（名词）