nag

nag1
(nagged, nagging)
  1. [with obj.]harass (someone) constantly to do something that they are averse to
    经常催促（或烦扰）（某人）去做他们不愿做的事情；唠叨
    she constantly nags her daughter about getting married.
    她经常向她的女儿唠叨女大当嫁的事。
    [with infinitive]she nagged him to do the housework.
    她唠叨着要他做家务。
    [no obj.]he's always nagging at her for staying out late.
    老是抱怨她很晚才回家。
    ■[often as adj. nagging]be persistently painful, troublesome, or worrying to
    不断烦扰；跟…纠缠不休
    there was a nagging pain in his chest.
    胸口的疼痛折磨得他不得安宁。
    [no obj.]something nagged at the back of his mind.
    有件事一直在他的脑海中盘旋。
noun
  1. a person who nags someone to do something
    唠叨不休的人
    ■a persistent feeling of anxiety
    持续的焦虑感
    he felt once again that little nag of doubt.
    那丝疑虑又一次缠上了他。
派生
nagger
noun
naggingly
adverb
naggy
adjective
语源
  1. early 19th cent. (originally dialect in the sense 'gnaw'): perhaps of Scandinavian or Low German origin; compare with Norwegian and Swedish nagga 'gnaw, irritate' and Low German (g)naggen 'provoke'
nag2
noun
  1. (informal, often derogatory)a horse, especially one that is old or in poor health
    (非正式，常贬)老马，驽马
    ■(archaic)a horse suitable for riding rather than as a draught animal
    (古)骑乘的小型马
语源
  1. Middle English; of unknown origin
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