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[专栏] 【100】吹毛求疵

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2017-03-23

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2017 年 03 月 21 日
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英汉大词典(第 2 版)
» Beggars must not (或 cannot) be choosers.  〈谚〉要饭的哪能挑肥拣瘦。
» Set a beggar on horseback and he’ll ride to the Devil.  〈谚〉叫化子发财得意忘形。
21 世纪大英汉词典
» Beggars should not be choosers. [谚语]要饭的哪能挑肥拣瘦。(或:受惠于人,不能挑肥拣瘦。饥不择食。)
“挑肥拣瘦”也有过于挑剔的意思,进而我联想到了“吹毛求疵”。
中华汉英大词典 上
吹毛求疵
to find fault; to nitpick; to cavil at:
» ~的老板们 bosses who micromanage
» ~者 a faultfinder
» 他这人总是~ he is overparticular about trivial details
全文搜索“吹毛求疵”有更多发现。
朗文当代高级英语辞典(英英·英汉双解)(第 4 版)
anal
►  also 又作 anal retentive showing too much concern with small details, especially in a way that annoys other people – used to show disapproval 吹毛求疵的〔含贬义〕:
» Don’t be so anal. 不要这么吹毛求疵。
never/don’t look a gift horse in the mouth
spoken
►  used to tell someone to be grateful for something that has been given to them, instead of asking questions about it or finding something wrong with it 白送的就不要嫌好坏,对礼物不要吹毛求疵
knock
» The British press always knock British winners at any sport. 英国新闻界总是对在体育项目上获胜的英国选手吹毛求疵。
niggle
» a niggling comment/criticism 吹毛求疵的评论/批评
nitpick
►  to find faults in details which are not important 吹毛求疵,挑剔,找茬儿
» Must you nitpick all the time? 你非要总是那么挑剔吗?
nitpicking
» If you spent less time nitpicking, you’d get more work done. 如果你少花点时间吹毛求疵,就可以完成更多工作。
剑桥高阶英汉双解词典
captious
adjective /ˈkæp.ʃəs/ formal
►  often expressing criticisms about matters which are not important 吹毛求疵的,挑剔的
carp
►  to complain all the time about matters which are not important 挑剔,找茬,吹毛求疵
» I can’t stand the way he’s always carping.我受不了他那副总是吹毛求疵的样子。
critical
►  saying that someone or something is bad or wrong 批评的;批判的;挑剔的,吹毛求疵的
hyper-
» I hated my father. He was hyper-critical and mean… 我讨厌我父亲。他吹毛求疵,刻薄无情。
pernickety
adjective /pəˈnɪk.ɪ.ti/ US  /pɚˈnɪk.ə.t̬i/ (US usually persnickety)
disapproving
►  giving too much attention to small details which are not important in a way that annoys other people 吹毛求疵的,爱挑剔的
» As a writer, he is extremely pernickety about using words correctly.作为一名作家,他对正确地遣词用字极为挑剔。
pettifogging
» pettifogging lawyers 吹毛求疵的律师
quibble
►  to argue about, or say you disapprove of, something that is not important 吹毛求疵,为小事争吵
» There’s no point quibbling about/over a couple of dollars. 为几块钱吵架毫无意义。
柯林斯 COBUILD 高阶英汉双解学习词典
carp
» She was in no mood to put up with Blanche’s carping. 她心情不好,受不了布兰奇的吹毛求疵。
cavil
» These cavils aside, most of the essays are very good indeed. 这些吹毛求疵的批评暂且不论,多数论文的确是很不错的。
censorious
» Despite strong principles he was never censorious. 虽然他原则性很强,可从来不会吹毛求疵。
detachment
» Ridley viewed his work with a cynical detachment. 里德利以一种吹毛求疵的超然态度看待他的作品。
nitpicking
» A lot of nit-picking was going on about irrelevant things… 对于毫不相干的事情进行大量吹毛求疵的批评。
» I can get down to nitpicking detail, I am pretty fussy about certain things. 我会挑剔细节,我对某些事情相当吹毛求疵。
pettifogging
» …pettifogging bureaucratic interference. 吹毛求疵的官僚干预
牛津高阶英汉双解词典(第 8 版)
look a gift horse in the ˈmouth
(usually with negatives 通常与否定词连用) (informal)
►  to refuse or criticize sth that is given to you for nothing 拒受馈赠;白送的马还看牙口;对礼物吹毛求疵
slack
» Hey, cut him some slack! He’s doing his best! 哎,别对他那么吹毛求疵!他已经尽全力了!

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