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　

机械

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

• After a galling defeat against France last night, Italy will have to recover their morale for the big match next week.
  昨晚窝火地被法幽队击败后，意大利队必须恢复士气以准备下周的大赛。
• This is really galling and humiliating.
  这真是奇耻大辱。
• Sheet forming tests were carried out to study the changing of tool surface micro-geometry in stamping process and its effect on surface galling of parts.
  实验研究了高强度钢板成形过程中模具表面形态的演化规律及其对冲压件表面损伤的影响。
• 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。
• It's galling to see people rewarded for failure.
  这是恼怒地看到人奖励失败。
• 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。
• Of course it is galling for Japan to be lectured by China, which has whitewashed much of its modern history, on the importance of historical accuracy.
  当然，在真实还原历史的重要性这个问题上，日本难免对粉饰了本国很大一部分近代史的中国的说教不服气。
• It seems we must compete. Let's be self-effacing. Don't make her too galling.
  看来不比是不行了，我们让着她点，别让她太难堪。
• 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。
• The chain that bound her here was of iron links, and galling to her inmost soul, but could never be broken.
  将她束缚在这里的，是源源傲进她心灵深处的铁打的锁链，永远不可能断裂了。