chivvy

[US]/ˈtʃivi/
[UK]/'tʃɪvi/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

v. надоедать или преследовать (кого-то) настойчивыми требованиями или жалобами.
Word Forms
Past Tensechivvied
Past Participlechivvied
Present Participlechivvying
Pluralchivvies
Third Person Singularchivvies

Example Sentences

an association which chivvies government into action.

ассоциация, которая подталкивает правительство к действию

I shall come down your burrow and chivvy you out like an old stoat.

I shall come down your burrow and chivvy you out like an old stoat.

Real-world Examples

Many governments are trying to chivvy the steel transition along.

Многие правительства пытаются ускорить переход к производству стали.

Source: Economist Business

I shall come down your burrow and chivvy you out like an old stoat.' The others left soon after him.

Я сбегу в твою нору и вытащу тебя, как старого ласка.

Source: Brideshead Revisited

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