piqued

英 [piːkt]

美 [piːkt]

adj.  (常指为小事)生气的，恼怒的，愠怒的
v.  使愤恨; 使恼怒
pique的过去分词和过去式

过去分词：piqued　

COCA.38751

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED （常指为小事）生气的，恼怒的，愠怒的
  If someone ispiqued, they are offended or annoyed, often by something that is not very important.
  1. Granny was astounded and a little piqued, I think, because it had all been arranged without her knowledge...
     奶奶很吃惊，我想还有点儿生气，因为所有这些安排都没有告诉过她。
  2. She wrinkled her nose, piqued by his total lack of enthusiasm.
     她皱皱鼻子，为他毫无热情而感到不快。

双语例句

• The recent rise of the renminbi has also piqued Chinese investors 'interest in overseas assets, he notes.
  他指出，最近人民币的升值也刺激了中国投资者对海外资产的兴趣。
• Yoshie looked rather piqued at his suggestion.
  吉江看起来被他的建议惹恼了。
• Not to feel piqued when your merits are not recognised by others, isn't that also gentlemanly?
  别人不了解自己的贤能，自己也不怨恨，不也是君子的品性吗？
• Whatever the truth of this argument, interest in investing in Forex has been piqued by the woes of other asset classes.
  无论这一点正确与否，其它资产类别遭遇的灾难打击了人们投资外汇的兴趣。
• This was unusual territory for an economist in the1990s, but his interest was piqued while he was researching unemployment at the London School of Economics.
  在20世纪90年代，这对于经济学家而言仍是一个很不寻常的领域。然而，当他还在伦敦经济学院进行失业研究时，就已经对这一领域产生了兴趣。
• Lu's fabulous performance piqued the curiosity of fans, and, inspired by him, many have taken to studying the art of magic.
  刘谦惊人的表演激起了粉丝们的好奇心，并且，在他的鼓舞下，很多人去学习了魔术艺术。
• I was heartily piqued at the rogue.
  我心里非常不满意这个流氓。
• One day my husband arrived home from the supermarket with a product that piqued my curiosity.
  一天，我丈夫从超市带回的一件产品引起了我的好奇。
• But this has raised public ire to a certain extent and has also piqued the government.
  但是它在一定程度上激起了公众的愤怒，政府的不满也在暗暗滋生。
• It piqued her that they should have a secret she did not share.
  他们有她所不知的秘密激怒了她。