niggle

• vi. 拘泥小節；為瑣事費時；挑剔
• vt. 小氣地給…；玩忽

來自挪威方言nigla,忙於瑣事的，瞎忙的，詞源同niggard，-le,表反複。引申詞義使煩惱，使焦慮。

niggle (v.)

1590s (implied in niggling), possibly from a Scandinavian source (compare Norwegian dialectal nigla "be busy with trifles"), perhaps related to source of niggard. Related: Niggled; niggling; niggler.

1. I don't react anymore when opponents try to niggle me.

對手找茬惹我時，我不會再理他們。

來自柯林斯例句

2. a niggle of doubt

一絲揮之不去的疑慮

來自《權威詞典》

3. Our lawyers will niggle over every little detail of the case.

我們的律師們會就這個案件的每一個細節進行辯論.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

4. So why is there a little niggle at the back of my mind?

那為什麽我潛意識裏會有一絲不安呢?

來自柯林斯例句

5. You tend to niggle at your partner, and get hurt when he doesn't hug you.

你往往會對伴侶吹毛求疵，如果他不擁抱你，就感到受了傷害。

來自柯林斯例句