niggle

noun

1. 轻微的批评；小牢骚
   a small criticism or complaint
2. 一丝挥不去的烦恼（或疑虑等）
   a slight feeling, such as worry, doubt, etc. that does not go away
   1. a niggle of doubt
      一丝挥之不去的疑虑
3. 轻微疼痛
   a slight pain
   1. He gets the occasional niggle in his right shoulder.
      他的右肩有时感到轻微的疼痛。

verb

1. 使烦恼；使焦虑
   to irritate or annoy sb slightly; to make sb slightly worried
   1. A doubt niggled at her.
      一丝疑惑困扰着她。
   2. It niggled him that she had not phoned back.
      她没给他回电话，这使他有些不安。
   3. Something was niggling her.
      她有点烦心的事儿。
2. 吹毛求疵；挑剔
   to argue about sth unimportant; to criticize sb for sth that is not important

1. VERB (长时间地)使不安，使烦恼
   If something niggles you, it causes you to worry slightly over a long period of time.
   1. I realise now that the things which used to niggle and annoy me just don't really matter...
      我现在意识到那些曾令我烦恼不快的事情其实无关紧要。
   2. 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。
   3. The puzzle niggled away in Arnold's mind.
      这个谜团在阿诺德脑海里挥之不去。
   4. Niggle is also a noun.
      
   5. So why is there a little niggle at the back of my mind?
      那为什么我潜意识里会有一丝不安呢?
2. VERB 对…吹毛求疵;挑剔
   If someone niggles you, they annoy you by continually criticizing you for what you think are small or unimportant things.
   1. I don't react anymore when opponents try to niggle me...
      对手找茬惹我时，我不会再理他们。
   2. You tend to niggle at your partner, and get hurt when he doesn't hug you.
      你往往会对伴侣吹毛求疵，如果他不拥抱你，就感到受了伤害。
   3. Niggle is also a noun.
      
   4. The life we have built together is more important than any minor niggle either of us might have.
      咱们共同建立的生活要比你我各自可能会有的任何小小的不满重要。

1. I realise now that the things which used to niggle and annoy me just don't really matter
   我现在意识到那些曾令我烦恼不快的事情其实无关紧要。
2. 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。
3. The puzzle niggled away in Arnold's mind.
   这个谜团在阿诺德脑海里挥之不去。
4. I don't react anymore when opponents try to niggle me
   对手找茬惹我时，我不会再理他们。
5. You tend to niggle at your partner, and get hurt when he doesn't hug you.
   你往往会对伴侣吹毛求疵，如果他不拥抱你，就感到受了伤害。
6. Piss off to Spain or Italy, where they niggle, dive or pull shirts, he writes.
   特别反感西班牙队与意大利队，他们在场上爱找岔、假摔或者拉拽球衣，他在书中写道。
7. I just have one small niggle about this book.
   对这本书我只有一点小小的意见。
8. What started as a niggle in an arcane corner of the US mortgage market has escalated into what looks ever more like a global liquidity and credit crunch.
   起初出现在美国抵押贷款市场神秘角落里不起眼的小事，如今已经升级，越来越像是一场全球流动性和信贷危机。
9. According to Hitzfeld, the Peruvian striker has a niggle on his left knee and the Paraguayan forward has a strained muscle.
   根据希斯非尔德表示秘鲁射手的左膝有伤，而巴拉圭前锋则是肌肉拉伤。
10. There is not the slightest niggle at the back of your mind that you should be spending your time more usefully?
    难道你脑袋里丝毫没有烦神考虑过应该更有效地利用你的时间吗？
11. A troublesome Achilles problem did not help the situation, but having now fully recovered from the niggle, Carrick feels he is back on the right track.
    恼人的脚跟伤病总是影响他的状态，但现在已经完全好了。卡里克觉得自己回到了正轨上。

verb

1. argue over petty things
   1. Let's not quibble over pennies

   Synonym:    quibblepettifogbickersquabblebrabble

2. worry unnecessarily or excessively
   1. don't fuss too much over the grandchildren--they are quite big now

   Synonym:    fussfret