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nitpicker
noun[ C ]
informaldisapprovinguk /ˈnɪt.pɪk.ər/ us /ˈnɪt.pɪk.ɚ/
someone who finds faults in details that are not important: 挑剔的人，爱吹毛求疵的人
Some people may say I'm being a nitpicker.有些人可能会说我是在吹毛求疵。
The nitpicker in me had to mention that the flat wasn't completely clean.如果要挑毛病的话，那我必须得说这个公寓不是特别干净。
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He performed very well, but a nitpicker might think he wasn't exactly right for the part.
We get audited by some nitpicker who always finds something wrong.
She's a perfectionist, and a self-admitted nitpicker.
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