英:['nɪtpɪk]
美:['nɪtpɪk]
英:['nɪtpɪk]
美:['nɪtpɪk]
vt.
挑刺儿,找茬,挑毛病
找岔子
百般挑剔
求全责备
nit·pick
nIt pIk
nitpicks, nitpicking, nitpicked
nitpicking (adj.), nitpicker (n.), nitpicking (n.)
词根:nitpick
adj.nitpicking 挑剔的;吹毛求龇的
n.nitpicker 吹毛求疵的人
nitpicking 找小错儿;找碴儿
verb
intransitive verb
to engage in nit-picking
transitive verb
to criticize by nit-picking
… warns her lawyers not to nitpick on relatively simple matters.—Deborah L. Jacobs
也可以说 nit-pick,意为“挑剔琐碎的错误”,1962年,是从早期的 nitpicker 中反推出来的。相关词汇: Nitpicking(1956年); nitpicky。
back-formation from nit-picking
The first known use of nitpick was in 1956
nitrificationnoun
the process of combining, mixing, or filling with nitrogen or one of its compoundsespecially: the oxidation (as by bacteria) of ammonium salts to nitrites and then to nitrates
nitratenoun
a chemical compound formed by the reaction of nitric acid with another substance
nitrate of sodium or potassium used as a fertilizer
nitpickverb
to criticize for tiny faults that are usually of little importance
nitpickverb
to criticize for tiny faults that are usually of little importance
nitpickverb
to criticize for tiny faults that are usually of little importance
1 The decision to end just shy of 20 years was hers, DeGeneres said, although the studio urged her to keep going, and others nitpicked her willingness to conclude on an uneven tally.
2 "Despite my nitpicks about the silly stretches this show makes to create weekly themes, it's a great use of the Julia Child footage."
3 So if you start to nitpick and worry about perfect, say “screw it” and then just try for “good enough”.
所以,一旦你开始变得挑剔或者担心不够完美,对自己说“滚吧”,然后尝试“适量就好”。
4 You don’t give your audience the time or space to nitpick the monster, to see the papier-mâché, the wires or the special effects.
5 I’m bothering to nitpick this because I think in matters of important issues like abortion, you shouldn’t have to massage other people’s words to win your point.
6 People will nitpick you apart to the point where it drives you crazy.
7 Is it worth nitpicking an artist whose work shaped generations and legitimized a genre more than any other?
8 It is much easier to nitpick than to invent.
挑剔总是比发明更为容易。
9 When I want to nitpick nowadays, I just keep in mind that if I want to go to the trouble of offering unrequested advice, I might as well suggest I do it myself.
现在,当我想吹毛求疵时,我就会想象如果我自己根据那些所谓的建议来做这件事会是什么样。
10 Hours of nitpicking sound checks left them hungry, and Dresner knew just what to do. He’d had a couple of days in which to observe their preferences.
11 You shouldn't nitpick, I had done my best.
你别太挑剔,我已经尽力了。
12 Maybe it's a bit precious to ponder what constitutes a band's canon, but obsessive nitpicking is at the root of committed rock fandom, so get over it.
13 Sometimes, it seems, we nitpick at every possible issue.
14 Is this the nitpicking of someone demanding a favorite story’s purity be retained down to the latches and buttons?
15 The song has been frequently nitpicked for its omissions and shortcuts, and the new verse will add any nations formed in the past 25 years.
16 They're less likely to nitpick about details that aren't relevant at this stage.
减少他们在与主题不相关的细节上的吹毛求疵。
17 Cooper shared that she grew up with a mother who “hated her body” and in turn made her hate her own body by “nitpicking” her size as a teenager.
18 This cycle, in which a big TV series induces everything from thoughtful analysis to dreary displays of nitpicking, has perhaps taken the place of well-taught American history courses.
19 All of it dares a certain kind of "Masterpiece" acolyte to complain missing the relative quietude of English countryside and nitpick over elocutionary details.
20 Carol is a classic undermining parent, smiling brightly while nitpicking her child's efforts to apply concealer to her zits, and Sheedy plays her like a length of barbed wire brought to life.
1 找岔子
2 吹毛求疵
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3 挑剔
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