nag /næɡ/ TEM8 ( nagging, nagged, nags )

• 1. 

  V-T/V-I 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. 唠叨催促 [表不满]

  例：

  The more Sarah nagged her, the more stubborn Cissie became.

  萨拉越是对她唠叨不休，茜茜就越是固执。

  例：

  My girlfriend nagged me to cut my hair.

  我女朋友唠叨着催我去理发。

• 2. 

  N-COUNT A nag is someone who nags. 唠叨催促的人

  例：

  Aunt Molly is a nag about regular meals.

  莫莉姨妈是个对一日三餐絮絮叨叨的人。

• 3. 

  nagging N-UNCOUNT 唠叨催促

  例：

  Her endless nagging drove him away from home.

  她无休止的唠叨催促迫使他离开了家。

• 4. 

  V-T/V-I If something such as a doubt or worry nags at you, or nags you, it keeps worrying you. 烦扰

  例：

  He could be wrong about her. The feeling nagged at him.

  他可能错怪她了。这种感觉烦扰着他。

  例：

  ...the anxiety that had nagged Amy all through lunch.

  …烦扰了埃米整个午餐时间的焦虑情绪。

• 5. 

  N a horse 马 [derogatory]