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[nægd]
adj.
经常遭责怪的,被压制的,感到厌烦的,被激怒的
Nag \Nag\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Nagged}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Nagging}.] [Cf. Sw. nagga to nibble, peck, Dan. nage to
gnaw, Icel. naga, gnaga, G. nagen, & E. gnaw.]
To tease in a petty way; to scold habitually; to annoy; to
fret pertinaciously. [Colloq.] ``She never nagged.'' --J.
Ingelow.
- The 101st Congress is in a political and parliamentary maze on pay, an issue that has nagged senators and representatives since the first.
- "But why not?" we nagged on.
- The junk bonds of Carter Hawley Hale Stores continued to slip as worries about softer retail sales nagged bondholders. Carter Hawley Hale's 12.25% senior subordinated notes, maturing in 1996, fell two points to 84.
- Meanwhile, the court is facing a problem that has nagged it for years: cronyism.