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nit-picking

US // informal //

吹毛求疵,挑剔,评头论足,挑刺

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a concern with insignificant details, esp with the intention of finding fault
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : showing such a concern; fussy

Synonyms & Antonyms

as inparticular
as inprim
Synonyms
demure腼腆,假正经的,假正经,假装correct正确的,正确,纠正,更正spruce云杉,云杉树,云杉木,杉木stickling粘性,粘贴,粘着,粘连tidy整洁,整洁的,整齐的,整齐uncluttered畅通无阻,简洁的,简洁,清晰的victorian维多利亚时代,胜利者,维多利亚式,维多利亚blue-nose蓝鼻子,蓝鼻,蓝鼻子的人,蓝鼻子的ceremonial仪式性的,仪式,仪式性,仪式感ceremonious隆重的,隆重,仪式性的,隆重地choosy挑剔的,挑剔,挑剔的人,挑三拣四cleanly干净地,清洁地,干净利落地,干净利落conventional常规的,传统的,常规,传统dapper潇洒,帅气的,潇洒的,帅气decorous装饰性的,装饰性,装饰的,装饰fastidious迅速,迅速的,勤奋的,勤奋formal正式的,正式,正式场合genteel文雅,文雅的,文绉绉的,文诌诌good很好,不错,好,好的goody-goody好样的,好孩子,乖巧可爱,乖巧nice不错的,很好,很好的,不错orderly秩序井然,有序的,秩序井然的,有序overmodest过度谦虚,过度谦逊,过分谦虚,过度温和polite以礼相待,以客为尊,以礼待人precise准确,精确,准确的,精密priggish假冒的,傲慢的人,傲慢无礼,傲慢的prissy娇气的,娇气,娘娘腔,娘娘腔的proper适当的,适当,恰当的,恰当prudish假正经的,假正经,小心翼翼,假正经的人puritanical清教徒,清教徒的,清教徒教徒,虔诚的rigid刚性,僵化,刚性的,僵硬的shipshape船形,船型,船形图,船型图spic-and-span整齐划一,整齐划一的,整齐划一地,整洁干净stiff僵硬的,坚硬的,僵硬,坚硬straight直,直接,笔直的,直的strait-laced狭隘的,狭义的,狭路相逢,拮据的stuffy闷闷不乐,闷热,闷,闷热的upright直立的,直立,直立式的,正直的well-groomed衣着整齐的,衣着整齐,衣冠楚楚,衣着整洁wooden木制,木质,木制的,木质的
as incaptious
as inovercritical
Synonyms
analytical分析性的,分析性,分析师,剖析性belittling轻视,贬低,轻蔑,鄙视biting咬咬牙,咬牙切齿,咬牙切齿的,咬咬咬calumniatory谰言,谰言的,谰言的力量,谰调captious迷人的,掳掠,任性,束手就擒carping争吵,捣乱,捣蛋,跳舞caviling凹凸不平,穴居,龋齿,空洞cavillous龋齿性,龋齿的,龋齿性的,龋齿状censorious审查,审查者,审查员,审查的censuring谴责,审查,删减,审查工作choleric胆小的人,胆小的,胆怯的人,胆怯的condemning谴责,谴责性的,谴责的,谴责性critic批评家,批评者,评论家,批评家们cutting切割,切削,切断,削减cynical愤世嫉俗,嘲讽的,嘲讽,愤世嫉俗的demanding要求高的,要求高,苛刻的,苛刻的要求demeaning有失身份,贬低,贬低性的,贬低性derogatory贬损性,贬低,贬损性的,贬低性diagnostic诊断,诊断性,诊断性的,诊断法disapproving不赞成,不赞同,不赞成的,不赞同的discerning有眼光的,敏锐的洞察力,辨别力强的,敏锐的discriminating歧视性的,歧视性,辨证的,识别性的disparaging诋毁性的,诋毁性,贬低,诋毁exacting严格的,严格,严谨,严谨的exceptive敏锐的,感性的,敏锐,感性faultfinding找茬,寻错,找错,挑剔finicky挑剔的,挑剔的人,狡猾的,棘手的fussy挑剔,挑剔的,挑剔的人,烦人hairsplitting分歧性,分裂,分歧,分裂的头发humbling谦卑,谦卑的,谦逊的,谦逊hypercritical高评判性,高评判性的,高评语,高评判lowering降低,降低温度,减少,降低价格nagging唠叨,唠唠叨叨,唠叨的,唠唠叨叨的niggling棘手的问题,微不足道的,琐碎的,微不足道particular特别是,特别,特别的,特别说明penetrating通透的,透彻的,穿透力强,穿透力强的reproachful责备的,责备性的,责备,有责备的sarcastic讽刺,带讽刺意味的,带讽刺意味,挖苦satirical讽刺的,讽刺,讽刺性的,讽刺性scolding骂人,骂声,责骂,骂人的话severe严重,严厉,严峻,严峻的sharp尖锐,犀利,尖锐的,锐利trenchant犀利的,鞭辟入里,精辟的,犀利withering枯萎,凋零,凋谢,枯萎的
as inexacting
as infault-finding
as inquibble
Synonyms
bicker争吵,争论不休,争吵不休,斗嘴carp鲤鱼,鲫鱼,鲩鱼,鲤鱼的spar疏通,疏散,疏导,疏于管理squabble争吵,拌嘴,争吵声,怄气waffle华夫饼,华夫饼干,华夫,华芙wrangle争吵,争执,争辩,争论altercate争吵,争论,争辩,争吵声argufy争论,争辩,辩称,争论不休avoid避免,避开,避免使用,避免了cavil洞穴,穴位,穴居,蛀牙chicane驰道,岔路口,岔道,岔道口criticize批评,批判,指责,说三道四dispute纠纷,争端,争议,争执equivocate拐弯抹角,含糊其辞,模棱两可,拐弯抹角的evade躲避,回避,避开,逃避fence栅栏,篱笆,围墙,围栏flip-flop触发器,触发开关,拨动电话,触发式hassle烦人,烦扰,纠缠不清,纠结pettifog彼得菲格,彼得菲戈,宠儿pretend假装,装作,装扮,假设prevaricate推诿,推诿扯皮,搪塞,推诿责任shift移位,转移,移,轮班argue over争论,争论不休,争辩,争吵blow hot and cold忽冷忽热,吹毛求疵,忽冷忽热地吹,忽冷忽热地吹嘘catch at straws捉襟见肘,抓紧时间,抓药,捉摸不透have at it来吧,随意,随手拈来,随手hem and haw支支吾吾,支支吾吾的,折腾来折腾去,支支吾吾的说hypercriticize过度批判,过度批评,超批判,超批判性make a big thing about大做文章,大谈特谈,大肆宣扬,大做文章的nit-pickparalogize谱系化,旁系化,谱系化处理,旁系亲属put up an argument辩论,辩解,争辩,争论不休set to设为,设置为,设定为,定为split hairs钻牛角尖,分裂的毛发,分裂的头发,钻空子talk back顶嘴,回嘴,回话,顶撞
as inpettifog
Synonyms
altercate争吵,争论,争辩,争吵声argufy争论,争辩,辩称,争论不休avoid避免,避开,避免使用,避免了bicker争吵,争论不休,争吵不休,斗嘴carp鲤鱼,鲫鱼,鲩鱼,鲤鱼的cavil洞穴,穴位,穴居,蛀牙chicane驰道,岔路口,岔道,岔道口criticize批评,批判,指责,说三道四dispute纠纷,争端,争议,争执equivocate拐弯抹角,含糊其辞,模棱两可,拐弯抹角的evade躲避,回避,避开,逃避fence栅栏,篱笆,围墙,围栏flip-flop触发器,触发开关,拨动电话,触发式hassle烦人,烦扰,纠缠不清,纠结niggle小题大做,小题大作,轻视,磨蹭nitpick吹毛求疵,挑剔,挑毛病,鸡蛋里挑骨头pretend假装,装作,装扮,假设prevaricate推诿,推诿扯皮,搪塞,推诿责任shift移位,转移,移,轮班spar疏通,疏散,疏导,疏于管理squabble争吵,拌嘴,争吵声,怄气waffle华夫饼,华夫饼干,华夫,华芙wrangle争吵,争执,争辩,争论argue over争论,争论不休,争辩,争吵blow hot and cold忽冷忽热,吹毛求疵,忽冷忽热地吹,忽冷忽热地吹嘘catch at straws捉襟见肘,抓紧时间,抓药,捉摸不透have at it来吧,随意,随手拈来,随手hem and haw支支吾吾,支支吾吾的,折腾来折腾去,支支吾吾的说hypercriticize过度批判,过度批评,超批判,超批判性make a big thing about大做文章,大谈特谈,大肆宣扬,大做文章的nit-pickparalogize谱系化,旁系化,谱系化处理,旁系亲属pick to pieces挑破,挑拣,扒开,挑剔put up an argument辩论,辩解,争辩,争论不休set to设为,设置为,设定为,定为split hairs钻牛角尖,分裂的毛发,分裂的头发,钻空子talk back顶嘴,回嘴,回话,顶撞
as incriticize
Synonyms
blame责备,指责,责怪,归咎于blast爆炸,爆炸声,爆炸事件,爆破castigate诟病,鞭挞,抨击,谴责censure斥责,谴责,指责,训斥chastise责罚,责备,责骂,督责chide呵护,呵斥,呵斥声,呵责condemn谴责,声讨,赔偿,判处denounce谴责,攻讦,驳斥,指责excoriate苛责,痛斥,谴责,剥落reprimand斥责,训斥,斥责责备,谴责bash巴什,巴什语,巴希blister水泡,疱疹,起泡,起泡剂carp鲤鱼,鲫鱼,鲩鱼,鲤鱼的clobber口水仗,口水战,口水战是指,抢劫disparage贬低,诋毁,贬损,贬低他人fluff绒毛,绒布,蓬松,绒毛的fustigate审讯,审视,审视一下,审慎调查hit撞击,冲击,撞击声,敲击knock敲,敲门,敲门声,敲击lambaste抨击,侮蔑,辱骂,侮骂pan平底锅,盘子,盘点,锅rap说唱,饶舌,说唱机,说教reprehend驳斥,回避,驳回,驳斥了reprobate恶人,恶棍,恶习不改,恶人先告状reprove谴责,斥责,责备,诤言rip撕裂,裂缝,撕开,撕毁roast烘烤,焙烧,烘焙,焙烤scorch灼烧,烧焦,灼热,灼伤skin皮肤,皮肤病,皮肤病患者slam猛击,抨击,猛烈抨击,猛烈撞击slog艰难跋涉,艰难困苦,艰难困苦的生活,艰难困苦的日子slug蛞蝓,小毛虫,小虫子,小虫trash垃圾,垃圾桶,垃圾箱,垃圾处理trim修剪,修饰,修整,修剪的zap斩钉截铁,斩断,斩首,斩获animadvert on批评……come down on下来吧,下来,下来的,下来的时候cut down削减,砍伐,砍掉,削减了cut to bits碎裂,切断,削尖脑袋cut up分割,分割了,切开,分切denunciate告发,控诉,谴责,揭发do a number on折腾,弄死,杀了人,折磨dress down敷衍了事,穿着,扮靓,穿着打扮find fault找茬,找碴儿,找茬儿,找碴fulminate against抨击,怒斥,痛骂,怒骂give bad press造谣生事,恶评如潮,恶言相向,恶搞jump on跃跃欲试,跃上,跳跃,跃升nag at唠叨在,唠叨,唠叨的是,唠叨一下nit-pickpick at选在,选中,选中在,挑在scathe刮痧,刮伤,刮痕,刮擦skin alive活着的皮肤,活肤,活着的肌肤,活着的皮囊take down记下,拿下,记下了,取下
as indistress
Synonyms
afflict困扰,蹂躏,危害,牵连aggrieve委屈,委屈求全,加害者,委屈屈agonize苦恼,苦恼的是,苦恼的ail邮件bother困扰,麻烦,烦恼,烦扰break突破,休息,断裂,断bug错误,窃听器,虫子,臭虫depress压抑,沮丧,沮丧的,压抑的desolate荒凉,凄凉,荒凉的,荒芜discombobulate混淆视听,搞混了,混沌不清,混淆视听的情况下disquiet忧虑,烦躁不安,焦虑,不安disturb困扰,干扰,扰乱,骚扰dog犬,犬类,犬只,犬犬eat吃,食,吃了,吃东西get得到,获得,拿到,得grieve伤心,哀伤,哀悼,伤心欲绝harass骚扰,扰乱,骚扰他人,骚扰别人harry哈里,哈瑞,哈丽,海瑞hound猎犬,猎狗,走狗,走猎犬hurt伤害,负伤,伤痛,受伤的injure伤害,损伤,受伤,伤害了irk刺激,埃尔克,刺激性irritate刺激性,刺激,恼人的,烦人miff米夫,密夫,宓妃nag唠叨,唠唠叨叨,叨叨needle针,针刺,针头,针剂oppress压迫,欺压,镇压,压迫别人pain疼痛,痛苦,疼痛感,疼peeve讨厌的人,忌讳,讨厌,讨厌鬼perplex困惑,困扰,困扰的问题,疑惑pester纠缠,纠缠不休,纠缠不清,缠扰plague霍乱,瘟疫,困扰,大灾push推动,促进,推,推进rack机架,架,架子,架设sadden悲痛,悲哀,忧伤,悲痛欲绝strain应变,应力,应变能力,应变性strap带子,背带,绑带,捆绑带stress压力,压力大,压力过大torment煎煎熬熬,煎熬,折磨,荼毒torture酷刑,拷问,折磨,酷刑问题trouble麻烦,麻烦的事,烦恼,困难try尝试,试试,试试吧,试图vex呧呧的weigh衡量,称重,称量,秤量wound伤口,外伤,创伤,伤be on one's caseburn up烧毁,烧掉,烧毁了,燃烧起来do a number on折腾,弄死,杀了人,折磨get to到,到了,到场,到手give a hard time为难,难为情,难为你了,受罪make it tough for使其难以,使之难以,使得,使其难以承受nit-pickpick on选择,选中,挑选,择tick off勾出,打勾,勾销,勾选
Antonyms

Examples

  • A fire that he insists is only picking up pace, according to top-secret intelligence briefings.

  • Brazen cherry-picking of the information in this story inspired a flood of “Bush Was Right All Along!”

  • The truth is that Judd is really just picking an arbitrary number since there is no script.

  • Picking up cans and bags out of the bin and throwing them back, over and over.

  • More mainstream media, like USA Today and TV Guide, begin picking up the Buress story.

  • She had forced herself to eat most of her soup, and now she was picking the flaky bits of a court bouillon with her fork.

  • Wonder if he's any relation to the man who pricked his fingers picking pickled peppers!

  • (Picking up a book and settling himself comfortably in front of the fire) Tommy, if you can't find a book, sing or something.

  • "Come and get a clean towel," said Jess, who noticed that Benny was already "picking into" his own mouth.

  • They walked along the track, picking out a church steeple here and there, forgetting for a moment the object of their search.