nit

nit1
noun
(informal)(非正式)
  1. the egg or young form of a louse or other parasitic insect, especially the egg of a human head louse attached to a hair
    (头虱等寄生虫的)卵;幼虱
  2. (Brit.)a stupid person (often as a general term of abuse)
    (英)笨蛋(常用于辱骂)
    you stupid nit!.
    你这个笨蛋!。
常用词组
pick nits
  1. (chiefly N. Amer.) look for and criticize small or insignificant faults or errors; nit-pick
    (主北美)吹毛求疵,挑剔
派生
nitty
adjective
语源
  1. Old English hnitu, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch neet and German Nisse

nit2
exclamation
  1. (Austral. informal)used as a warning that someone is approaching
    (澳,非正式)[用作警告]有人来了
常用词组
keep nit
  1. keep watch or act as a guard
    望风,守卫
语源
  1. late 19th cent.: probably from nix
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