chivvy

v. (使)烦扰, 耍花招

发音

US /ˈt͡ʃɪvi/
其它
UK /ˈt͡ʃɪvi/

词形变化

chivvier chivvies 复数 chivvies chivvied chivvies 三单 chivvying chivvying 现在分词 chivvied 过去式 chivvied 过去分词

别名

chivey chivy chevy shivvy

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Something that encourages one to act; a goad, a spur.

v.
  1. 1.

    To coerce or hurry along, as by persistent request.

    及物
  2. 2.

    To sneak up on or rapidly approach.

    及物
  3. 3.

    To subject to harassment or verbal abuse.

    及物
  4. 4.

    To pursue as in a hunt.

    及物

    to chivvy the fox

词汇关系

动词

同义词 9

harry plague provoke hassle chevy harass molest beset chivy

上位词 10

bother devil rag annoy gravel irritate vex rile nettle get to

下位词 9

needle rag torment haze crucify dun frustrate goad bedevil

词源

From chivy, chevy (“to chase; to race, scamper”), from chivy, chevy (“a chase, hunt, pursuit”), probably from the title of The Ballad of Chevy Chase, first published in The Complaynt of Scotland (1549); the ballad is about a hunt taking place on a chase (“large country estate where game may be hunted”) in the Cheviot Hills between Northumberland and the Scottish Borders, and is thought to allude to the Battle of Otterburn in 1388.

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