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单词 nag
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nag

Things still nag away at him from time to time.But one thing nags away at me.They are unsubtle gifts bought for lazy loved ones by nagging loved ones.Yet one question nags him: has he fulfilled his potential?On the first morning, the seamers were erratic initially and resorted to trying cutters too early instead of nagging away on a steady line and length.The constant nagging from officials to downsize and be more fuel efficient seems to have (ironically) encouraged motorists to go extra large.It was a question that nagged away at them.Yet it still looks like the nag to back.Soon that nagging pain in one toe becomes blood poisoning.Except for this nagging suspicion that it all smells a bit of fish.Yet there is something really nagging me about this whole thing.The unhappiness stemmed from a nagging sense that he could have been so much more.Parents drive me up the wall with their constant nagging and worrying.Drug resistance has exploded from nagging concern into potential global catastrophe in the space of a generation.But there was something nagging at the back of my mind.And yet there is one nagging point that remains.Why do we need to constantly be nagged into doing something?Because there is the old nagging.And it nagged away at me.Too often when the domestic tumult ceases, the nagging anxiety of work kicks back in.But there is a nagging worry for all Reds fans.Fear in old age is terrible: a nagging anxiety that eats away at confidence and wellbeing.The nagging ankle injury that kept him out for long periods last term came back to haunt him last Friday against Coventry.The bills are triple what they'd be if I had an old nag.And that is why I have a nagging suspicion the Italian will go the way of his predecessors.

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nag

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nag

British English: nag /næɡ/ VERB
If someone nags you, or if they nag, they keep asking you to do something you have not done yet or do not want to do.
My girlfriend nagged me to cut my hair.
The child learns that if they nag and moan loud enough they will get their own way.
  • American English: nag
  • Arabic: يُزعِجُ إِزْعَاجَاً مُتَّصِلاً
  • Brazilian Portuguese: apoquentar
  • Chinese: 唠叨
  • Croatian: zanovijetati
  • Czech: sekýrovat
  • Danish: plage
  • Dutch: zeuren
  • European Spanish: dar la lata
  • Finnish: nalkuttaa
  • French: tarabuster
  • German: herumnörgeln
  • Greek: γκρινιάζω
  • Italian: criticare
  • Japanese: がみがみ小言を言う
  • Korean: 잔소리하다
  • Norwegian: mase
  • Polish: gderać
  • European Portuguese: chatear
  • Romanian: a cicăli
  • Russian: придираться
  • Latin American Spanish: dar la lata
  • Swedish: tjata
  • Thai: จ้องจับผิด
  • Turkish: dırdır etmek
  • Ukrainian: чіплятися
  • Vietnamese: cằn nhằn

Chinese translation of 'nag'

nag

(næɡ)

vt

  1. (= go on at) 唠(嘮)叨 (láodao)

vi

  1. 唠(嘮)叨 (láodao)

n (c)

  1. (inf, = horse) 马(馬) (mǎ) (, )
  2. (pej, = person) 喋喋不休的人 (diédié bù xiū de rén) (个(個), )
    to nag at sb [worry, doubt, feeling] 令某人烦(煩)恼(惱) (lìng mǒurén fánnǎo)
    to nag (at) sb to do sth 唠(嘮)叨某人做某事 (láodao mǒurén zuò mǒushì)
    to nag sb into doing sth 非叫某人做某事不可 (fēi jiào mǒurén zuò mǒushì bù kě)
(verb) 
Definition
to scold or find fault constantly
The more Sarah nagged her, the more stubborn Cissie became.
Synonyms
scold
If he finds out, he'll scold me.
harass
a celebrity routinely harassed by the paparazzi
badger
She badgered her doctor time and again, pleading with him.
pester
He's always hanging round and pestering me.
worry
‘Why didn't you tell us?’ – ‘Didn't want to worry you.’
harry
He would exploit and harry his workers.
plague
I'm not going to plague you with a lot of questions.
hassle (informal)
The children started hassling me as soon as I sat down.
vex
Everything about that man vexes me.
berate
Marion berated Joe for the noise he made.
breathe down someone's neck
upbraid
Eleanor upbraided him for things he'd left undone.
chivvy (British)
She was very assertive, endlessly chivvying her staff to work harder.
bend someone's ear (informal)
He was fed up with people bending his ear about staying on at school.
be on your back (slang)
henpeck
(verb) 
Definition
to be a constant source of discomfort or worry to
the anxiety that had nagged her all through lunch
Synonyms
worry
trouble
Is anything troubling you?
bother
That kind of jealousy doesn't bother me.
bug (informal)
I only did it to bug my parents.
haunt
The memory of his mistakes still haunts him.
annoy
Try making a note of the things that annoy you.
plague
She was plagued by weakness, fatigue, and dizziness.
irritate
Their attitude irritates me.
torment
My older brother used to torment me by singing it to me.
hang over
niggle
I realise now that the things which used to niggle me didn't really matter.
weigh down
irk
The rehearsal process irked him increasingly.
gnaw at
weigh heavily on
rankle with
prey on your mind
cause anxiety to
lie heavily on
(noun) 
Definition
a person who nags
I get called a nag if I complain about anything.
Synonyms
complainer
scold
carper
grumbler
virago
shrew
tartar
moaner
harpy
harridan
She was a mean old harridan.
termagant
nagger
fault-finder
(noun) 
Definition
a small riding horse
a bedraggled knight riding a lame, flea-ridden old nag
Synonyms
horse
A small man on a grey horse had appeared.
hack
jade
plug

Additional synonyms

in the sense of annoy
Definition
to irritate or displease
Try making a note of the things that annoy you.
Synonyms
irritate,
trouble,
bore,
anger,
harry,
bother,
disturb,
provoke,
get (informal),
bug (informal),
needle (informal),
plague,
tease,
harass,
hassle (informal),
aggravate (informal),
badger,
gall,
madden,
ruffle,
exasperate,
nettle,
molest,
pester,
vex,
displease,
irk,
bedevil,
rile,
peeve,
get under your skin (informal),
get on your nerves (informal),
nark (British, Australian, New Zealand, slang),
get up your nose (informal),
give someone grief (British, South Africa),
make your blood boil,
piss you off (taboo, slang),
rub someone up the wrong way (informal),
get your goat (slang),
get in your hair (informal),
get on your wick (British, slang),
get your dander up (informal),
get your back up,
incommode (formal),
put your back up,
hack you off (informal),
be on your back (slang)
in the sense of badger
Definition
to pester or harass
She badgered her doctor time and again, pleading with him.
Synonyms
pester,
worry,
harry,
bother,
bug (informal),
bully,
plague,
hound,
get at,
harass,
nag,
hassle (informal),
chivvy,
importune (formal),
bend someone's ear (informal),
be on someone's back (slang)
in the sense of bend someone's ear
He was fed up with people bending his ear about staying on at school.
Synonyms
nag,
annoy,
harass,
hassle (informal),
badger (slang),
pester

Nearby words of
nag

  • nadir
  • naevus
  • naff
  • nag
  • nagging
  • naiad
  • nail

Synonyms of 'nag'

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of berate
Definition
to scold harshly
Marion berated Joe for the noise he made.
Synonyms
scold,
rebuke,
reprimand,
reproach,
blast,
carpet (informal),
put down,
criticize,
slate (informal, British),
censure,
castigate,
revile,
chide,
harangue,
tear into (informal),
tell off (informal),
rail at,
flame (informal),
diss (slang),
read the riot act to,
reprove,
upbraid,
slap on the wrist,
lambast(e),
bawl out (informal),
excoriate,
rap over the knuckles,
chew out (US, Canadian, informal),
tear (someone) off a strip (British, informal),
give a rocket (British, New Zealand, informal),
vituperate
in the sense of bother
Definition
to trouble (a person) by repeatedly disturbing
That kind of jealousy doesn't bother me.
Synonyms
trouble,
concern,
worry,
upset,
alarm,
disturb,
distress,
annoy,
dismay,
gall,
disconcert,
vex,
perturb,
faze,
put or get someone's back up
in the sense of bug
Definition
to irritate or upset (someone)
I only did it to bug my parents.
Synonyms
annoy,
bother,
disturb,
needle (informal),
plague,
irritate,
harass,
hassle (informal),
aggravate (informal),
badger,
gall,
nettle,
pester,
vex,
irk,
get under your skin (informal),
get on your nerves (informal),
nark (British, Australian, New Zealand, slang),
get up your nose (informal),
be on your back (slang),
piss you off (taboo, slang),
get in your hair (informal),
get on your wick (British, slang),
hack you off (informal)
in the sense of chivvy
Definition
to harass or nag
She was very assertive, endlessly chivvying her staff to work harder.
Synonyms
nag,
annoy,
plague,
hound,
torment,
harass,
hassle (informal),
prod,
badger,
pester,
breathe down someone's neck (informal),
pressure (informal),
bug (informal),
bend someone's ear (informal)
in the sense of harass
Definition
to trouble or annoy (someone) by repeated attacks, questions, or problems
a celebrity routinely harassed by the paparazzi
Synonyms
annoy,
trouble,
bother,
worry,
harry,
disturb,
devil (informal),
plague,
bait,
hound,
torment,
hassle (informal),
badger,
persecute,
exasperate,
pester,
vex,
breathe down someone's neck,
chivvy (British),
give someone grief (British, South Africa),
be on your back (slang),
beleaguer
in the sense of harridan
Definition
a scolding old woman
She was a mean old harridan.
Synonyms
shrew,
witch,
nag,
scold,
virago,
tartar,
battle-axe (informal),
termagant,
Xanthippe,
ballbreaker (slang)
in the sense of harry
Definition
to keep asking (someone) to do something
He would exploit and harry his workers.
Synonyms
pester,
trouble,
bother,
disturb,
worry,
annoy,
plague,
tease,
torment,
harass,
hassle (informal),
badger,
persecute,
molest,
vex,
bedevil,
breathe down someone's neck,
chivvy (British),
give someone grief (British, South Africa),
be on your back (slang),
get in your hair (informal)
in the sense of hassle
Definition
to cause annoyance or trouble to (someone)
The children started hassling me as soon as I sat down.
Synonyms
bother,
bug (informal),
annoy,
harry,
hound,
harass,
badger,
pester,
get on your nerves (informal),
be on your back (slang),
get in your hair (informal),
breath down someone's neck
in the sense of haunt
Definition
to remain in the memory or thoughts of
The memory of his mistakes still haunts him.
Synonyms
plague,
trouble,
obsess,
torment,
come back to,
possess,
stay with,
recur,
beset,
prey on,
weigh on
in the sense of henpeck
Synonyms
nag,
domineer,
bully,
carp,
criticize,
intimidate,
torment,
harass,
hector,
niggle,
pester,
scold,
chide,
pick at,
find fault,
browbeat,
cavil

Additional synonyms

in the sense of irk
Definition
to irritate or vex
The rehearsal process irked him increasingly.
Synonyms
irritate,
annoy,
aggravate (informal),
provoke,
bug (informal),
put out (informal),
gall,
ruffle,
nettle,
vex,
rile,
peeve (informal),
get on your nerves (informal),
nark (British, Australian, New Zealand, slang),
miff (informal),
be on your back (slang),
piss you off (taboo, slang),
get in your hair (informal),
rub you up the wrong way (informal),
put your nose out of joint (informal),
get your back up,
put your back up,
hack you off (informal)
in the sense of irritate
Definition
to annoy or anger (someone)
Their attitude irritates me.
Synonyms
annoy,
anger,
bother,
provoke,
offend,
needle (informal),
harass,
infuriate,
aggravate (informal),
incense,
fret,
enrage,
gall,
ruffle,
inflame,
exasperate,
nettle,
pester,
vex,
irk,
pique,
rankle with,
get under your skin (informal),
get on your nerves (informal),
nark (British, Australian, New Zealand, slang),
drive you up the wall (slang),
piss you off (taboo, slang),
rub you up the wrong way (informal),
get your goat (slang),
try your patience,
get in your hair (informal),
get on your wick (informal),
get your dander up (informal),
raise your hackles,
get your back up,
get your hackles up,
put your back up,
hack you off (informal)
in the sense of niggle
Definition
to worry slightly
I realise now that the things which used to niggle me didn't really matter.
Synonyms
bother,
concern,
worry,
trouble,
disturb,
rankle
in the sense of pester
Definition
to annoy or nag continually
He's always hanging round and pestering me.
Synonyms
annoy,
worry,
bother,
disturb,
bug (informal),
plague,
torment,
get at,
harass,
nag,
hassle (informal),
harry,
aggravate (informal),
fret,
badger,
pick on,
irk,
bedevil,
chivvy (British),
get on your nerves (informal),
bend someone's ear (informal),
drive you up the wall (slang),
be on your back (slang),
get in your hair (informal)
in the sense of plague
Definition
to annoy or pester
I'm not going to plague you with a lot of questions.
Synonyms
pester,
trouble,
bother,
disturb,
annoy,
tease,
harry,
harass,
hassle,
fret,
badger,
persecute,
molest,
vex,
bedevil,
get on your nerves (informal),
give someone grief (British, South Africa),
be on your back (slang),
get in your hair (informal)
in the sense of plague
Definition
to afflict or harass
She was plagued by weakness, fatigue, and dizziness.
Synonyms
torment,
trouble,
pain,
torture,
haunt,
afflict
in the sense of torment
Definition
to tease or pester (a person or animal) in an annoying or cruel way
My older brother used to torment me by singing it to me.
Synonyms
tease,
annoy,
worry,
trouble,
bother,
provoke,
devil (informal),
harry,
plague,
irritate,
hound,
harass,
hassle (informal),
aggravate (informal),
persecute,
pester,
vex,
bedevil,
chivvy (British),
give someone grief (British, South Africa),
lead someone a merry dance (British, informal)
in the sense of trouble
Definition
to cause trouble to
Is anything troubling you?
Synonyms
bother,
worry,
upset,
disturb,
distress,
annoy,
plague,
grieve,
torment,
harass,
hassle (informal),
afflict,
pain,
fret,
agitate,
sadden,
perplex,
disconcert,
disquiet,
pester,
vex,
perturb,
faze,
give someone grief (British, South Africa),
discompose,
put or get someone's back up,
hack you off (informal)
in the sense of upbraid
Definition
to scold or reproach
Eleanor upbraided him for things he'd left undone.
Synonyms
scold,
rebuke,
reprimand,
blame,
condemn,
lecture,
carpet (informal),
censure,
reproach,
berate,
castigate,
chide,
admonish,
tear into (informal),
read someone the riot act,
tell someone off (informal),
reprove,
take someone to task,
tick someone off (informal),
excoriate,
chew someone out (US, Canadian, informal),
bawl someone out (informal),
dress someone down (informal),
tear someone off a strip (British, informal),
give someone a rocket (British, New Zealand, informal),
slap someone on the wrist,
rap someone over the knuckles
in the sense of vex
Definition
to cause (someone) to feel annoyance or irritation
Everything about that man vexes me.
Synonyms
annoy,
bother,
irritate,
worry,
trouble,
upset,
disturb,
distress,
provoke,
bug (informal),
offend,
needle (informal),
plague,
put out,
tease,
torment,
harass,
hassle (informal),
aggravate (informal),
afflict,
fret,
gall,
agitate,
exasperate,
nettle,
pester,
displease,
rile,
pique,
peeve (informal),
grate on,
get on your nerves (informal),
nark (British, Australian, New Zealand, slang),
give someone grief (British, South Africa),
get your back up,
put your back up,
hack you off (informal)
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