英语词汇“chivvy”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

chiv·vy or chiv·y

(chĭvē)

v. chiv·vied, chiv·vy·ing, chiv·vies or chiv·ied or chiv·y·ing or chiv·ies

v.tr.

1. To vex or harass with petty attacks: political opponents who chivvied the senator.

2. To maneuver or secure gradually: "had spent two weeks chivvying this division toward combat readiness" (Tom Clancy).

v.intr.

To scurry.

n. pl. chiv·vies or chiv·ies

1. A hunt or chase.

2. A hunting cry.

[Variant of chevy, a hunt, hunting cry, from Chevy Chase, title of a ballad about a border skirmish, from Cheviot Chase, a large unenclosed hunting tract in the Cheviot Hills.]

单词	chivvy
释义	chiv·vy or chiv·y (chĭvē) v. chiv·vied, chiv·vy·ing, chiv·vies or chiv·ied or chiv·y·ing or chiv·ies v.tr. 1. To vex or harass with petty attacks: political opponents who chivvied the senator. 2. To maneuver or secure gradually: "had spent two weeks chivvying this division toward combat readiness" (Tom Clancy). v.intr. To scurry. n. pl. chiv·vies or chiv·ies 1. A hunt or chase. 2. A hunting cry. [Variant of chevy, a hunt, hunting cry, from Chevy Chase, title of a ballad about a border skirmish, from Cheviot Chase, a large unenclosed hunting tract in the Cheviot Hills.]
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