nagging
US /ˈnæɡ.ɪŋ/
UK /ˈnæɡ.ɪŋ/
形容詞
1.
小言の多い, 口うるさい
continuously complaining or criticizing in an annoying way
例:
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I'm tired of her constant nagging about my messy room.
彼女の散らかった部屋についての絶え間ない小言にはうんざりだ。
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He has a nagging wife who always tells him what to do.
彼にはいつも何をすべきか指図する口うるさい妻がいる。
2.
つきまとう, しつこい
persisting and causing continuous worry or pain
例:
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He had a nagging feeling that he had forgotten something important.
彼は何か重要なことを忘れたというつきまとう感覚があった。
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The old injury caused him a nagging pain in his knee.
古い怪我が彼の膝にしつこい痛みを引き起こした。
名詞
小言, 口うるささ
the act of continuously complaining or criticizing someone in an annoying way
例:
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I can't stand her constant nagging.
彼女の絶え間ない小言には耐えられない。
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His mother's nagging eventually convinced him to clean his room.
母親の小言が、最終的に彼に部屋を片付けるよう説得した。