| 单词 | nag |
| 释义 | nag (næg ) Word forms: nags , nagging , nagged 1. verb If someone nags you, they keep asking you to do something you have not done yet or do not want to do. [disapproval] The more Sarah nagged her, the more stubborn Cissie became. [VERB noun] My girlfriend nagged me to cut my hair. [VERB noun to-infinitive] She had stopped nagging him about never being home. [VERB noun + about] ...children nagging their parents into buying things. [VERB noun + into] Synonyms: scold, harass, badger, pester A nag is someone who nags. Aunt Molly is a nag about regular meals. [+ about] nagging uncountable noun I gave up smoking a year ago after constant nagging from my kids. Synonyms: scolding, complaining, critical, sharp-tongued 2. verb If something such as a doubt or worry nags at you, or nags you, it keeps worrying you. He could be wrong about her. The feeling nagged at him. [VERB + at] ...the anxiety that had nagged Amy all through lunch. [VERB noun] Something was nagging in the back of his mind. [VERB] Synonyms: worry, trouble, bother, bug [informal] 3. countable noun People sometimes refer to a horse as a nag. [informal] Translations: Chinese: 唠叨 Japanese: がみがみ小言を言う |
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