ˈnit-ˌpicking noun [uncountableU] informal ARGUEwhen someone argues about small unimportant details or tries to find small mistakes in something 吹毛求疵,挑剔 Soames was getting impatient with his daughter’s constant nitpicking. 索姆斯对于女儿的不断挑剔失去了耐心。
—nitpicking adjectiveadj
—nitpicker noun [countableC]