nag

Word family

nag1 /næɡ/ verb (nagged, nagging) [intransitiveI, transitiveT]

1 COMPLAINANNOYto keep asking someone to do something, or to keep complaining to someone about their behaviour, in an annoying way 跟…纠缠不休；唠叨；不停地抱怨 → pester

I wish you’d stop nagging!

我希望你别再唠叨了！

nag somebody to do something

Nadia’s been nagging me to fix the lamp.

纳迪亚一直唠叨着要我修那盏灯。

nag somebody about something

She keeps nagging me about my weight.

她总是在我耳边唠叨我的体重。

nag at

He’s always nagging at Paula for wearing too much makeup.

他老是抱怨葆拉化妆太浓。

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2 WORRIEDto make someone feel continuously worried or uncomfortable 困扰，烦扰

nag at

a problem that had been nagging at him for days

已经困扰他多日的一个问题

One question still nagged me.

有个问题仍然困扰着我。

Examples from the Corpus

nag• One thing the young unemployed need most of all is adults' help, not nagging.• Children begin to expect nagging and frequent reminders, sarcasm, and threats.• You know, you get tired of being nagged and looked down on.• Jane's boss nags at her all the time.• There was something nagging at him.• Yet in the age of unprecedented environmental destruction an awkward question nags at us.• Ben never picks up his dirty clothes, but nagging doesn't help.• Inside, the thought of food immediately nagged her.• Oh, stop nagging - I'll do it later.• Roberts' poor physical condition combined with nagging injuries prevented him from playing more than 51 games in the past four seasons.• He aggravated a nagging left shoulder injury and left the ice during the third period.• My mom's always nagging me about my room.• My children are always nagging me to get new videos.• I wish you'd stop nagging me.• Look, I don't want to keep nagging you, but would you please take your stuff out of the living room?

nag somebody to do something• My family's been nagging me for years to write down my recipes.

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