chivvy

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

Translation

v. (使)煩擾,耍花招
Word Forms
過去式chivvied
過去分詞chivvied
現在分詞chivvying
複數chivvies
第三人稱單數chivvies

Example Sentences

an association which chivvies government into action.

一個不停地敦促政府採取行動的協會。

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

我要鑽進你的地洞裏去,象趕一隻老鼬鼠一般把你趕出來。

Real-world Examples

Many governments are trying to chivvy the steel transition along.

許多政府正試圖推動鋼鐵轉型。

Source: Economist Business

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

我會從你的洞穴下來,像一隻老白鼬一樣把你趕出去。其他人也跟着他離開了。

Source: Brideshead Revisited

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