chivvy

/'tʃivi/ Cách viết khác : (chivvy) /'tʃivi/

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Definition

1. Verb:
   • To annoy or pester someone persistently: To repeatedly bother or nag someone, often in a way that causes irritation or frustration.
   • To hurry or chase someone along: To urge someone to move or act more quickly, often with repeated requests or commands.

Usage and Examples

• Verb:
  • The children would constantly chivvy their mother for more ice cream. (The children would persistently pester their mother for more ice cream.)
  • The tour guide had to chivvy the stragglers to keep the group moving. (The tour guide had to hurry the slow walkers along to keep the group moving.)
  • Stop chivvying me about the deadline; I'm working on it. (Stop nagging me about the deadline; I'm working on it.)

Advanced Usage

• "to chivvy someone into doing something": to persistently urge or nag someone until they do a specific thing.
  • She finally chivvied her brother into cleaning his room. (She finally nagged her brother until he cleaned his room.)
• "to chivvy someone along": to encourage or press someone to continue moving or making progress.
  • The manager chivvied the team along to finish the project on schedule. (The manager kept urging the team to finish the project on schedule.)

Variants and Related Words

• Chivy (verb): An alternative spelling of "chivvy" with the same meaning.
  • He would chivy his staff for daily reports. (He would pester his staff for daily reports.)
• Chevy (verb): Another less common variant spelling.

Synonyms

• Harass: To torment or bother someone persistently.
• Nag: To annoy by constantly finding fault or making demands.
• Hound: To pursue or harass relentlessly.
• Badger: To pester someone repeatedly.

Related Phrasal Verbs

(This word is not commonly used in distinct phrasal verb constructions beyond the patterns shown in 'Advanced Usage'.)

Related Idioms

(There are no common idioms specifically centered on the word "chivvy".)

Học thuật

Verb

1. annoy continually or chronically
   • He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked
   • This man harasses his female co-workers