niggling

美['nɪɡlɪŋ] 英['nɪɡlɪŋ]

adj. 琐碎的；费神的

n. 琐碎

sp. 动词niggle的现在分词形式.

副词：nigglingly

近义词：fussy，petty，trivial，piddling，insignificant，unimportant，inconsequential，minor，small，trifling，awkward，finicky，troublesome，irritating，nagging，difficult，tricky，bothersome，worrying，troubling，picayune，footling，fiddling，little，Lilliputian，piffling，

英英释义

Adjective

(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"

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用作形容词(adj.)

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。
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。

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