【100】吹毛求疵

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2017-03-23

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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

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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！