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chivvy a. 追赶;使困窘 追赶;使困窘 chivvy v 1: annoy continually or chronically; " He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; " This man harasses his female co- workers" [ synonym: { harass}, { hassle}, { harry}, { chivy}, { chivvy}, { chevy}, { chevvy}, { beset}, { plague}, { molest}, { provoke}] Chevy \ Chev" y\, n. [ Written also { chivy}, and { chivvy}.] [ Prob. fr. the ballad of Chevy Chase; cf. Prov. E. chevychase a noise, confusion, pursuit.] [ Eng.] 1. A cry used in hunting. [ Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. A hunt; chase; pursuit. [ Webster 1913 Suppl.] 3. The game of prisoners' base. See { Base}, n., 24. [ Webster 1913 Suppl.]
chivvy \ chivvy\ v. same as { chivy}. [ Also spelled { chivy}, { chevy}, and { chevvy}.] Syn: harass, hassle, harry, beset, plague, molest, provoke. [ WordNet 1. 5]
Chivy \ Chiv" y\, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. { Chivied}; p. pr. & vb. n. { Chivying}.] [ Cf. { Chevy}.] To goad, drive, hunt, throw, or pitch; to repeatedly cause annoyance or concern to. [ Slang, Eng.] [ Also spelled { chivvy}, { chevy}, and { chevvy}.] -- Dickens. Syn: harass, hassle, harry, beset, plague, molest, provoke. [ 1913 Webster WordNet 1. 5]
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