niggling

英 ['nɪɡlɪŋ] 美 ['nɪɡlɪŋ]

• adj. 琐碎的；费神的
• n. 琐碎
• 动词niggle的现在分词形式.

英英释义

Adjective:

1. (informal) small and of little importance;

   "a fiddling sum of money"
   "a footling gesture"
   "our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war"
   "a little (or small) matter"
   "a dispute over niggling details"
   "limited to petty enterprises"
   "piffling efforts"
   "giving a police officer a free meal may be against the law, but it seems to be a picayune infraction"
   

例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. 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。
2. I don't see why they should be niggling over paying a few pounds into the fund.
   我不明白他们为什么对这笔基金投入几镑钱而如此在乎。

经典引文

• The Act of Settlement had imposed many niggling..restrictions on the power of a sovereign.

  出自： C. C. Trench

• She had a certain impatience, especially for niggling scholars.

  出自：Antiquaries Journal

词汇搭配

• niggle 过分为琐事操心...

近反义词

【近义词】

• fussy 过分装饰的
• petty 小的
• trivial 不重要的
• piddling 无用的
• insignificant 无关紧要的
• unimportant 不重要的
• inconsequential 不合逻辑的
• minor 轻微的
• small 小的
• trifling 微不足道的
• awkward 尴尬的
• finicky 过分挑剔的
• troublesome 令人烦恼的
• irritating 使愤怒的
• nagging 纠缠不休的
• difficult 困难的
• tricky 棘手的
• bothersome 令人讨厌的
• worrying 令人担心的
• troubling 令人不安的
• picayune 微小的
• footling 不熟练的
• fiddling 无足轻重的
• little 小的
• Lilliputian 极小的
• piffling 琐碎的