| 词汇 | harp on |
| 释义 | Idiom harp onharp on (something) to repeat something many times in an annoying way.I'm tired of people who keep harping on what is wrong with the country. Usage notes: said especially about complaints Phr V harp on harps, harping, harped harp on informal to talk continually about something in a way that other people find boring or annoyingusually + aboutHe keeps harping on about declining standards in education. harp on about sth BrE to talk about something so much that it is boring or annoying: He was one of those old guys who are constantly harping on about the war. Chico's main interest was football and he couldn't stop harping on about the subject.■ SIMILAR TO: go on about sth informal, bang on about sth BrE informal harp on (someone or something)To persistently and annoyingly discuss or mention something. It was one mistake—why do you keep harping on it? harp on someone or somethingFig. to keep talking or complaining about someone or something; to refer to someone or something again and again. I wish you would quit harping on Jeff all the time. He couldn't be all that bad. Stop harping on my mistakes and work on your own. harp onDwell on; talk or write about to a tedious and excessive extent. For example, She kept harping on the fact that she had no household help at all. This expression is a shortening of harp on the same string, meaning "to play the same note over and over." It was first recorded in 1518. harp onv. To talk about something to an excessive and tedious degree; dwell on something: Every day my teacher harps on the importance of getting to class on time. |
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