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hen-peck

/ˈhenˌpek/

翻译: 指(通常妻子)不断唠叨、责骂或支配丈夫的行为,也泛指对伴侣不断挑剔、发号施令。

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verb

/ˈhenˌpek/C1formal
  • zh指(通常妻子)不断唠叨、责骂或支配丈夫的行为,也泛指对伴侣不断挑剔、发号施令。

A verb used to describe a situation where a person, typically a wife, constantly nags or dominates her husband.

  1. To nag or pesterB2informal

    To constantly bother someone, especially a husband, with trivial complaints or demands.

    zh唠叨

    • She tends to hen-peck her husband about his messy habits.
    • He felt hen-pecked by his partner's constant criticism.
    • Stop hen-pecking me about the dishes; I'll do them later.

    同义词badgerharassharryhasslenagpesterplaguetorment

    反义词comfortencouragepraisesoothesupport

词形
  • hen-pecked past participle
  • hen-pecked past simple
  • hen-pecking present participle
  • hen-pecks third person singular