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galling

英 [ˈɡɔːlɪŋ]

美 [ˈɡɔːlɪŋ]

adj.  令人恼怒; 使人烦恼; 使人感到屈辱
v.  使烦恼,使愤怒(尤指因不公平引起)
gall的现在分词

现在分词:galling 

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BNC.21628 / COCA.24163

牛津词典

    adj.

    • 令人恼怒;使人烦恼;使人感到屈辱
      making you angry because it is unfair
      1. It was galling to have to apologize to a man she hated.
        令人恼火的是得向她憎恶的男人道歉。

    柯林斯词典

    • N-UNCOUNT 粗鲁;无礼;厚颜无耻
      If you say that someone hasthe gall todo something, you are criticizing them for behaving in a rude or disrespectful way.
      1. I daresay he thought he was above the law. I can't get over the gall of the fellow...
        我想他以为他能凌驾于法律之上,这家伙的蛮横无理真让人受不了。
      2. She had the gall to suggest that I might supply her with information about what Steve was doing.
        她竟然厚颜无耻地说或许我可以向她透露一些史蒂夫正在做的事。
    • VERB (通常因某事不公平却无能为力)使烦恼,使恼怒
      If someone's actiongallsyou, it makes you feel very angry or annoyed, often because it is unfair to you and you cannot do anything about it.
      1. It must have galled him that Bardo thwarted each of these measures...
        巴多对每一项措施都加以阻挠,这一定让他十分气恼。
      2. It was their serenity which galled her most.
        最让她恼怒的是他们的平静。
    • (植物体表因虫害等引起的)瘿瘤,虫瘿
      Agallis a growth on the surface of a plant that is caused by an insect, disease, fungus, or injury.

      英英释义

      adj

      • causing irritation or annoyance
        1. tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork
        2. aircraft noise is particularly bothersome near the airport
        3. found it galling to have to ask permission
        4. an irritating delay
        5. nettlesome paperwork
        6. a pesky mosquito
        7. swarms of pestering gnats
        8. a plaguey newfangled safety catch
        9. a teasing and persistent thought annoyed him
        10. a vexatious child
        11. it is vexing to have to admit you are wrong
        Synonym:annoyingbothersomeirritatingnettlesomepeskypesteringpestiferousplaguyplagueyteasingvexatiousvexing

      双语例句

      • It was very galling to have a younger brother who did everything better than me.
        有个做什么事都比我做得好的弟弟,真让人恼火。
      • Chinese women had no love for their galling bonds.
        中国妇女不爱折磨她们的那种关系。
      • Are you worried we beat her to make her galling?
        我是担心我们打败她令她下不来台吗?
      • Particularly galling to her was his concept, enunciated first before the Pope at a scientific meeting at the Vatican, that the universe might be completely self-contained, having no boundary or edge, no beginning or end.
        尤其令她恼火的是,他在梵蒂冈的一次科学会议上竟首次当着教皇的面宣布说,宇宙是自成一体的,无边无界无始无终。
      • Personally, I find the case of chess most galling.
        就我个人而言,最烦恼的是没有人下象棋。
      • What is so galling about this scenario is that it is avoidable.
        这种情景之所以让人如此难堪,是因为它是可以避免的。
      • There is no metal-to-metal contact, therefore gate galling is impossible.
        不存在金属对金属的接触,因此也就不可能出现闸板问题的困扰。
      • Very resistant to heat, abrasion, impact, galling, oxidation, thermal shock and erosion.
        耐热、耐磨、耐腐蚀、耐冲撞、耐刮伤、耐氧化、耐热冲击和冲刷。
      • The galling fact for US oil producers is that their problems are exacerbated by regulations kept in place by their own government.
        让美国石油生产商感到难堪的事实是,让问题加剧的正是美国政府出台的监管法规。
      • It is a galling message for Washington to digest, but the Obama administration insists it will not change tack.
        对于华盛顿而言,这一信息消化起来颇为难受,但奥巴马政府坚称不会改弦易辙。