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

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

a niggling doubt
I couldn't shake off a niggling worry. Had I forgotten to lock the office door?
The suspect seemed to have proved his innocence, but a niggling doubt remained in my mind.

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

Always, in the background, in the dim recesses of her mind, there had been that niggling doubt.
Another niggling problem is their inconsistent approach to repeats.
Croft took a year's sabbatical to recover from a string of niggling injuries and is now raring to go again.
However, the fabulous goal-kicker is now much more mobile than he was last year when a niggling groin injury affected him.
Lowell felt a niggling sense of betrayal.
Nor did it remove the niggling suspicion that Isabel was hiding something.
There was, however, a niggling doubt in the minds of some of the jurors.
We flew back to Heathrow; it had not been a happy trip for me, full of niggling and snide remarks.

Longman Language Activatormaking you feel worried► worrying

also worrisome American · The possibility that I might lose my job is very worrying.· It must have been a worrying time for you.it's worrying that/when etc · It's always a little worrisome when a company is praised for making a smaller loss than expected.· a worrying upsurge in violence

► stressful

a stressful job or situation makes you feel worried and tired all the time, for example because you have too many problems or too much work to do: · Looking after small children can be very stressful.· What's the most stressful aspect of your job?· It was a stressful time for the whole family.

► anxious

: anxious time/wait/hours etc a time during which you feel worried and nervous, because the situation is dangerous and you do not know what is going to happen: · For one anxious moment, I thought the rope was going to break.· After an anxious wait, Audrey was told her father had died. · In the anxious days that followed, Henry tried to keep his mind off his results.

► alarming

changing or increasing in a way that is worrying and frightening: · Even more alarming is the increase in child porn sites on the Internet.· an alarming rise in crimeit's alarming that/when etc: · It's alarming to think how many people are at risk.alarming rate/number: · The epidemic is spreading at an alarming rate.· There are no easy answers to the alarming number of mass killings taking place in our cities.in alarming numbers: · The young girls she treats in alarming numbers are the victims of broken homes and parental neglect.at an alarming rate: · Agricultural open space is disappearing at an alarming rate.with alarming frequency/regularity: · Baggage seems to go missing with alarming frequency on these flights.

► tense

a situation or time that is tense makes you feel worried and nervous that something bad might happen at any time: · The atmosphere in the waiting room was extremely tense.· In the program, the hostages re-live the tense days they spent under guard in East Africa.· In the tense silence that followed, the boys fidgeted uneasily.tense face/expression etc: · Her tone was anxious now, her face tense.

► niggling

: niggling feeling/worry/doubt etc something that continues to worry you, even though you do not really want to think about it: · The suspect seemed to have proved his innocence, but a niggling doubt remained in my mind.· I couldn't shake off a niggling worry. Had I forgotten to lock the office door?

► alarmist

making people worried about dangers that do not really exist: · I do not wish to be alarmist, but the situation in the region is worse than it has been in many months.· The ambassador dismissed these views as excessively alarmist.· alarmist propaganda

PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► niggling doubt/worry/suspicion etc

Almost immediately, the fretting, niggling worries and the sense of fearful anticipation began to return.
Always, in the background, in the dim recesses of her mind, there had been that niggling doubt.
And here a niggling doubt enters the mind.
Nor did it remove the niggling suspicion that Isabel was hiding something.
Of course, this is usually so, but I am having little niggling doubts about such a sweeping statement.
There remains the niggling doubt that this delay has something to do with our muddled sentimentality towards animals.
There was, however, a niggling doubt in the minds of some of the jurors.

单词	niggling
释义	nigglingnig‧gling /ˈnɪɡəlɪŋ/ adjective Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES a niggling doubt I couldn't shake off a niggling worry. Had I forgotten to lock the office door? The suspect seemed to have proved his innocence, but a niggling doubt remained in my mind. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Always, in the background, in the dim recesses of her mind, there had been that niggling doubt. Another niggling problem is their inconsistent approach to repeats. Croft took a year's sabbatical to recover from a string of niggling injuries and is now raring to go again. However, the fabulous goal-kicker is now much more mobile than he was last year when a niggling groin injury affected him. Lowell felt a niggling sense of betrayal. Nor did it remove the niggling suspicion that Isabel was hiding something. There was, however, a niggling doubt in the minds of some of the jurors. We flew back to Heathrow; it had not been a happy trip for me, full of niggling and snide remarks. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatormaking you feel worried► worrying also worrisome American · The possibility that I might lose my job is very worrying.· It must have been a worrying time for you.it's worrying that/when etc · It's always a little worrisome when a company is praised for making a smaller loss than expected.· a worrying upsurge in violence ► stressful a stressful job or situation makes you feel worried and tired all the time, for example because you have too many problems or too much work to do: · Looking after small children can be very stressful.· What's the most stressful aspect of your job?· It was a stressful time for the whole family. ► anxious : anxious time/wait/hours etc a time during which you feel worried and nervous, because the situation is dangerous and you do not know what is going to happen: · For one anxious moment, I thought the rope was going to break.· After an anxious wait, Audrey was told her father had died. · In the anxious days that followed, Henry tried to keep his mind off his results. ► alarming changing or increasing in a way that is worrying and frightening: · Even more alarming is the increase in child porn sites on the Internet.· an alarming rise in crimeit's alarming that/when etc: · It's alarming to think how many people are at risk.alarming rate/number: · The epidemic is spreading at an alarming rate.· There are no easy answers to the alarming number of mass killings taking place in our cities.in alarming numbers: · The young girls she treats in alarming numbers are the victims of broken homes and parental neglect.at an alarming rate: · Agricultural open space is disappearing at an alarming rate.with alarming frequency/regularity: · Baggage seems to go missing with alarming frequency on these flights. ► tense a situation or time that is tense makes you feel worried and nervous that something bad might happen at any time: · The atmosphere in the waiting room was extremely tense.· In the program, the hostages re-live the tense days they spent under guard in East Africa.· In the tense silence that followed, the boys fidgeted uneasily.tense face/expression etc: · Her tone was anxious now, her face tense. ► niggling : niggling feeling/worry/doubt etc something that continues to worry you, even though you do not really want to think about it: · The suspect seemed to have proved his innocence, but a niggling doubt remained in my mind.· I couldn't shake off a niggling worry. Had I forgotten to lock the office door? ► alarmist making people worried about dangers that do not really exist: · I do not wish to be alarmist, but the situation in the region is worse than it has been in many months.· The ambassador dismissed these views as excessively alarmist.· alarmist propaganda Phrases PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► niggling doubt/worry/suspicion etc Almost immediately, the fretting, niggling worries and the sense of fearful anticipation began to return. Always, in the background, in the dim recesses of her mind, there had been that niggling doubt. And here a niggling doubt enters the mind. Nor did it remove the niggling suspicion that Isabel was hiding something. Of course, this is usually so, but I am having little niggling doubts about such a sweeping statement. There remains the niggling doubt that this delay has something to do with our muddled sentimentality towards animals. There was, however, a niggling doubt in the minds of some of the jurors. 1niggling doubt/worry/suspicion etc a slight doubt etc that you cannot stop thinking about SYN nagging2a niggling injury or problem is a slight one that does not go away
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