| 单词 | nitpick |
| 释义 | nitpick verb[I] informaldisapprovinguk/ˈnɪt.pɪk/us/ˈnɪt.pɪk/tofindfaultsindetailsthat are notimportant: 吹毛求疵，挑剔，找茬儿You're always nitpicking - it's soannoying!你总是鸡蛋里面挑骨头——真烦人！ Disapproving & criticizing
Examplesofnitpicknitpick One might retort that developmental psycholinguistics lacks grand vision, and that developmental psycholinguists love to scrutinize andnitpick. From theCambridge English Corpus No doubt there are omissions and inaccuracies, and the 'cometocracy' willnitpick, but on my part the sheer volume of information contained in this book far outweighs any pedantry. From theCambridge English Corpus I do not believe that this is nitpicking. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 On the surface that amendment may appear to be nitpicking in its effect, but that could hardly be further from the truth. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Why must we continue with this nitpicking against local government which for the most part acts responsibly. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We often have evidence of how peoplenitpickand use our old, firm and purist way of administering justice to delay real justice being applied. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 This is not just a private little inquiry that the two of us want tonitpickabout. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is always possible for people tonitpickover wording and to be clever about it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They engaged in nitpicking during the debate and wanted to know to what the proposed ballot would refer. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I believe that what he has said is nitpicking when we see the scale of the problem. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 A significant step forward is being made, but many of the points raised were no more than nitpicking. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There is a great deal of nitpicking but very little substance to this. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We move from a matter of principle to nitpicking over the wording. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 What voters and the travelling public want is for the contract to get on and the nitpicking to stop. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 However, this is hardly the time of night for nitpicking. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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