chivvy

音标发音

• 英式音标 [ˈtʃɪv.i]
• 美式音标 [ˈtʃɪv.i]
• 英式发音
• 美式发音

基本解释

• v.催促；骚扰；调遣
• n.捕猎；追赶
• =chivy.

同根派生

英汉例句

双语例句

• I shall come down your burrow and chivvy you out like an old stoat.
  我要钻进你的地洞里去，象赶一只老鼬鼠一般把你赶出来。
• If the United States and Europe decide to move on climate policy, they almost certainly would be able to cajole and chivvy the rest of the world into joining the effort.
  如果美国和欧洲决定实行有关气候的政策，他们几乎肯定可以诱使世界其它国家共同努力。
• We need someone dynamic to chivvy the team along.
  我们需要一个充满活力的人督促团队的工作。

权威例句

• Mr Powell's trip was designed to chivvy the negotiators over the last few hurdles.
  ECONOMIST: Sudan
• But the council has lately beefed up its powers to monitor and chivvy the slowcoaches.
  ECONOMIST: Europe’s council of correctness
• This should have helped it chivvy Argentina towards a deal.
  ECONOMIST: Argentina's debt restructuring

英英字典

剑桥英英字典

• to encourage someone to do something they do not want to do