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

• 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。
• In markets rife with insider trading, the stunning first trading days were galling examples of how people with connections seemed to make all the money.
  在充斥着内幕交易的市场上，首日交易中股价的飙升是一个令人尴尬的例证：有关系的人看上去赚走了所有的钱。
• Chinese women had no love for their galling bonds.
  中国妇女不爱折磨她们的那种关系。
• This is really galling and humiliating.
  这真是奇耻大辱。
• This design minimizes galling tendency with non-hardened stainless steel seats and is less likely to stick in the body seat.
  这种结构将未硬化不锈钢阀座的磨损可能性降到最小程度，也降低了卡在阀体阀座上的可能性。
• Seating faces: Stellite 6 is used to prevent seizing and galling.
  阀座面：采用钨铬钴合金6，避免磨损和擦伤。
• This prevents stem from scoring and galling and provides longer disc seal and body life.
  这种结构避免阀杆刮伤和磨损，延长阀瓣密封和阀体的使用寿命。
• The secular talk of the worldly-minded was galling to me, and I would look wistfully to the day when my own beloved companions would come.
  长期的营求名利的交谈使我感到烦恼，我希望有一天属于自己的心爱同伴会来到。
• It was galling that the issue chosen by our critics was a subject in which we had every reason to take pride.
  令人伤脑筋的是，我们的批评者所选择的这个问题正是我们有种种理由可以自豪的事情。
• 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。