1.〈英〉为小事花费时间[操心]
1.to worry or annoy someone slightly but continuously
1.She niggled some expressions of my article.
她对我文章的几处用词挑剔了一番。
2.Mary niggled over everything until my patience was worn out.
玛丽事事吹毛求疵,叫我好不耐烦。
3.He was niggled by her careless attitude.
她满不在乎的态度把他给激怒了。
4.an editor who niggled about commas;
对逗号吹毛求疵的编辑;