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nitpicked past simple and past participle ofnitpick nitpick verb[ I ] informaldisapprovinguk /ˈnɪt.pɪk/ us /ˈnɪt.pɪk/ to find faults in details that are not important: 吹毛求疵,挑剔,找茬儿 You're always nitpicking - it's so annoying!你总是鸡蛋里面挑骨头——真烦人! SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Disapproving & criticizing anathematize animadversion aspersion aw backbite barrel bash belabour disapprobation knock knocker let someone have both barrelsidiom low blow mordacious mordancy pile poorly slam there you goidiom union-basher
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