This may seem like nitpicking in some cases, but those policies and conventions were presumably established for a good reason, so they should be upheld.
有些时候这样做显得吹毛求疵，但是定下这些规定和规范是有缘由的，所以应该遵守。
On the whole it's a good book; and it would be nitpicking to dwell on those small defects.
总的说来，这是一本好书，若对不足之处过多指摘，未免吹毛求疵。
It is the kind of semantic nitpicking that has made progressive movements unappealing to many Americans.
这是一种语义上的“挑刺”，使得进步的运动失去了对许多美国人的吸引力。
If you start nitpicking or start getting mean, the situation will get out of control, nothing will get solved, and you'll both be angry.
如果你一开始吃毛求疵，小里小气，局面将会失控，什么也解决不了，两人都感到愤怒。
The above criticisms seem as though a lot of nitpicking is being done on beautiful Singapore, but I believe other foreign tourists feel the same way.
以上几点，可算是对美丽的新加坡作鸡蛋里挑骨头，但窃以为其他外来游客也会认同的。
The above criticisms seem as though a lot of nitpicking is being done on beautiful Singapore, but I believe other foreign tourists feel the same way.
以上几点，可算是对美丽的新加坡作鸡蛋里挑骨头，但窃以为其他外来游客也会认同的。
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