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chivvy 或 chiv·y AHD[chĭvʹē] D.J.[ˈtʃɪviː]K.K.[ˈtʃɪvi]v.(动词)chiv.vied 或 chiv.ied chiv.vy.ing 或 chiv.y.ing chiv.vies 或 chiv.ies v.tr.(及物动词)- To vex or harass with petty attacks:骚扰:用小规模的不断攻击使…烦恼或骚扰:political opponents who chivvied the senator.不断骚扰参议员的政敌们
- To maneuver or secure gradually:调遣或逐渐导致:"had spent two weeks chivvying this division toward combat readiness"(Tom Clancy)“已用了两个星期来使这个师做好作战准备”(汤姆·克兰西)
v.intr.(不及物动词)- To scurry.急匆匆地赶
n.(名词)【复数】 chiv.vies 或 chiv.ies - A hunt or chase.捕猎或追赶
- A hunting cry.追猎时发出的叫喊声
- Variant of chevy [a hunt, hunting cry] chevy的变体 [追猎,追猎时发出的叫喊声]
- from Chevy Chase [title of a ballad about a border skirmish] 源自 Chevy Chase [一首关于一场边境冲突的民谣的标题]
- from Cheviot Chase [a large unenclosed hunting tract in the Cheviot Hills] 源自 切维厄特猎场 [位于切维厄特丘陵中一块很大的未被围起的打猎地带]
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