niggling

英 [ˈnɪɡlɪŋ]

美 [ˈnɪɡlɪŋ]

adj.  (不严重却不断)烦人的，疼痛的; 不重要的; 微不足道的
v.  使烦恼; 使焦虑; 吹毛求疵; 挑剔
niggle的现在分词

现在分词：niggling　

GRE

BNC.19300 / COCA.30781

牛津词典

adj.

• （不严重却不断）烦人的，疼痛的
  used to describe a slight feeling of worry or pain that does not go away
  1. She had niggling doubts about their relationship.
     她时常对他们的关系有一丝疑虑。
  2. a series of niggling injuries
     接连不断的小伤痛
• 不重要的；微不足道的
  not important
  1. niggling details
     琐碎的细节

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 麻烦的;琐碎的;细小的
  Anigglinginjury or worry is small but bothers you over a long period of time.
  1. Both players have been suffering from niggling injuries.
     两名运动员一直在忍受轻微的伤痛。
  2. ...a niggling worry that the cheap car is also the one that will cause endless trouble.
     对廉价轿车会麻烦不断的一丝担忧

英英释义

adj

• (informal) small and of little importance
  1. a fiddling sum of money
  2. a footling gesture
  3. our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war
  4. a little (or small) matter
  5. a dispute over niggling details
  6. limited to petty enterprises
  7. piffling efforts
  8. giving a police officer a free meal may be against the law, but it seems to be a picayune infraction
  Synonym:fiddlingfootlinglilliputianlittlepiddlingpifflingpettypicayunetrivial

双语例句

• It's been niggling me all week; I can't remember where I put it.
  一个星期来它使我不得安宁；我记不起把它放在什么地方了。
• United will be without Paul Scholes until the New Year after Sir Alex confirmed the midfielder is still struggling to shake off a niggling groin injury.
  曼联新年之前都无法迎回斯科尔斯，弗格森爵士确认这名中场还在与伤病搏斗。
• 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。
• Both players have been suffering from niggling injuries.
  两名运动员一直在忍受轻微的伤痛。
• Paul and then there's a niggling problem with the cooker.
  炊具有繁琐的问题。
• Marlowe struggled with a niggling respect for the man, despite his sore jaw.
  玛露力争维护那男人的尊严，不管她父亲的那种教训。
• It began as just one of those niggling everyday frustrations.
  灵感源于日常生活中常见的那些让人头疼的琐事。
• Niggling details aside, the arrival of the first flight on July4th was treated as a big breakthrough.
  抛开细节不谈，7月4日首航的到来被认为是一大突破。
• Plenty of chefs don't touch food ( they conceptualize: their minions mince the shallots and deglaze the saucepans), but I still have one niggling question: Who accidentally drinks antifreeze?
  许多厨师都不碰食物（这是后厨的规矩：由下属负责切洋葱和清洗炒锅之类的杂活）。但我还是不明白：谁会不小心喝防冻液呢？
• I work hard and I always train even if I've got a niggling injury.
  我很努力，即便有点小伤也还坚持训练。