pesky

英 [ˈpeski]

美 [ˈpeski]

adj.  恼人的; 讨厌的

最高级：peskiest　

GRE

BNC.48758 / COCA.16848

牛津词典

adj.

• 恼人的；讨厌的
  annoying
  1. pesky insects
     讨厌的昆虫

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 恼人的；讨厌的
  Peskymeans irritating.
  1. ...as if he were a pesky tourist asking silly questions of a busy man.
     好像他是个让人讨厌的旅客，尽向忙碌的人问些愚蠢的问题

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:annoyingbothersomegallingirritatingnettlesomepesteringpestiferousplaguyplagueyteasingvexatiousvexing

双语例句

• Those pesky kids from next door have let down my car tyres again.
  隔壁那些讨厌的孩子又把我汽车的轮胎的气放了。
• As for those pesky shopping emails?
  而那些烦人的购物邮件呢？
• Sands is discreet about pesky details such as the number of VIP tables but they looked plentiful to me.
  对于贵宾赌桌数量等令人讨厌的繁琐问题，金沙较为审慎，但在我看来似乎很多。
• The pesky yarn clumps known as pills can form on garments of all materials and prices, from a high-end cashmere sweater to a bargain-priced acrylic blend.
  从高档羊绒毛衣到廉价亚克力混纺品，所有材质和各档价位的衣服都会生出令人讨厌的纱团儿&也被称作起球。
• However, this is not the first time the President has been caught on camera battling pesky airborne pests.
  不过这可不是奥巴马总统第一次在镜头之前打苍蝇了。
• But now, online at least, you can outsource that pesky task.
  现如今你可以把这个麻烦事儿交给别人做了。
• He's got to look like a wild man before he can scare those pesky, seed-guzzling, fruit-pecking crows.
  他得让自己看起来像个野蛮人才能吓怕那些烦人的，爱吃粮食和啄食果子的乌鸦们。
• Also, when we use tr, we can avoid writing those pesky regular expressions.
  另外，在使用tr时，可以避免写那些让人讨厌的正则表达式。
• Many new employees are hesitant to ask questions because they're afraid of being perceived as pesky or uninformed.
  许多新员工问问题时犹豫不决，因为他们担心被感觉成什么都不懂或不了解情况的人。
• Somehow during Mercury retrograde, we all find we have more time to get to those pesky things on our to-do list.
  从某种程度上来讲，我们都发现我们有更多的时间来处理待办清单上的这些烦心事了。