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

• 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 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。
• Very resistant to heat, abrasion, impact, galling, oxidation, thermal shock and erosion.
  耐热、耐磨、耐腐蚀、耐冲撞、耐刮伤、耐氧化、耐热冲击和冲刷。
• 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。
• 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。
• Chinese women had no love for their galling bonds.
  中国妇女不爱折磨她们的那种关系。
• 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。
• Are you worried we beat her to make her galling?
  我是担心我们打败她令她下不来台吗？
• 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。
• For this subject, we invent a new composite connection technology, which is a combo of mechanical connection and galling.
  汽车轻量化是全球汽车工业发展的趋势，本论文自主创新了一种新型复合连接&机械锁扣与粘接复合的连接方法。