carp at、cavil about、crab at、find fault、nit-pick辨析

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(1)carp at
(2)cavil about
(3)crab at
(4)find fault
(5)nit-pick
(6)pick
(7)trip up

在英语中有些情况下都包含或表示“挑剔”的意思。以下是部分词语的详细解释和区别:

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nit-picknit-pick[`nItˌpIk; ˋnitpik]动词（-picked,-picking,-picks）不及物动词‘俗’找碴儿; 挑剔及物动词对…吹毛求疵; 挑剔

pickpick[pIk; pik]及物动词1 摘a. 摘,采 b. 摘给; [为人]摘,摘[给人][for]She ~ed him some strawberries. = She ~ed some strawberries for him.她采了一些草莓给他2 （用手或尖物一点一点地） 挖a. 挖掘…,凿…[with]~ the road with a pickax以尖镐凿 ...