chivvy英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

名词 n.

Something that encourages one to act; a goad, a spur. UK,transitive

— Although Mr [Paul] Hatcher is not sure how popular the site will be he has designed it to handle up to 10,000 requests an hour. "It's just there to act as a chivvy to London Underground," he said.

动词 v.

To coerce or hurry along, as by persistent request. UK,transitive

— Odd's wouns! it was a proper hunt. Away went my gentlemen, whooping like madmen, with their coat skirts flapping in the breeze, chivying on the dogs and having a rare morning's sport.
To subject to harassment or verbal abuse. UK,transitive

— He wos allus willin fur to give me somethink he wos, though Mrs. Sangsby she was allus a chivying on me—like everybody everywheres.
To sneak up on or rapidly approach. UK,transitive
To pursue as in a hunt. UK,transitive

— to chivvy the fox

词形变化

chivvies present,singular,third-person chivvying participle,present chivvied participle,past chivvied past chivy alternative chevy alternative shivvy alternative chivvies plural

词汇关系

衍生词

chivvier

词源

词源 1

From chivy, chevy (“to chase; to race, scamper”), from chivy, chevy (“a chase, hunt, pursuit”), probably from the title of The Ballad of Chevy Chase, first published in The Complaynt of Scotland (1549); the ballad is about a hunt taking place on a chase (“large country estate where game may be hunted”) in the Cheviot Hills between Northumberland and the Scottish Borders, and is thought to allude to the Battle of Otterburn in 1388.

词源 2

From chivy, chevy (“to chase; to race, scamper”), from chivy, chevy (“a chase, hunt, pursuit”), probably from the title of The Ballad of Chevy Chase, first published in The Complaynt of Scotland (1549); the ballad is about a hunt taking place on a chase (“large country estate where game may be hunted”) in the Cheviot Hills between Northumberland and the Scottish Borders, and is thought to allude to the Battle of Otterburn in 1388.