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

• This is really galling and humiliating.
  这真是奇耻大辱。
• 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's galling to see people rewarded for failure.
  这是恼怒地看到人奖励失败。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Under this galling arrangement, lenders are paid handsome subsidies to make student loans that are virtually risk-free, since they are guaranteed by the government.
  这样的安排令借款人非常气恼，因为贷款人发放的助学贷款由联邦政府提供担保，实际是无风险的，而且贷款人还可以获得可观的补贴。
• 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。
• Yet even as Eva recounts evidence of her son's malevolence at a young age, the reader is left with a galling question: would Kevin have fared better if his mother loved him more?
  然而即使伊娃重新搜集了她儿子幼年时狠毒本性的证据，读者仍然会被一个恼人的问题所困扰：如果他的母亲曾多爱他一些的话，凯文会不会好很多？
• Their plight is all the more galling considering that, up until the late 1970s, the Philippines was well positioned to partake in the economic expansion that enriched neighbouring Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore.
  令他们的困境愈发显得难堪的是，直到上世纪70年代末，菲律宾人还可以很好地分享相邻的香港、马来西亚和新加坡的经济增长成果。