pesky

英 [ˈpeski]

美 [ˈpeski]

adj.  恼人的; 讨厌的

最高级：peskiest　

GRE

BNC.48758 / COCA.16848

牛津词典

adj.

• 恼人的；讨厌的
  annoying
  1. pesky insects
     讨厌的昆虫

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 恼人的；讨厌的
  Peskymeans irritating.
  1. ...as if he were a pesky tourist asking silly questions of a busy man.
     好像他是个让人讨厌的旅客，尽向忙碌的人问些愚蠢的问题

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:annoyingbothersomegallingirritatingnettlesomepesteringpestiferousplaguyplagueyteasingvexatiousvexing

双语例句

• A falconer in SantaBarbara, for instance, keeps pesky seagulls from invading the FourSeasons'pool.
  比如在圣芭芭拉，只要有一个养鹰人就会防止讨厌的海鸥侵扰“四季酒店”的游泳池。
• With the excitement of awards season, the Super Bowl, and that pesky polar vortex, we almost forgot to be crazy excited about the impending Olympics.
  在经历了激动人心的颁奖季、超级碗及恼人的极地涡旋后，我们似乎失了对奥运会那份迫切期盼的心。
• Traveling light could even be seen as a safety measure, because you can move more quickly away from danger ( or pesky men who want to marry you) when you have less to carry.
  轻装上阵甚至可以让旅行更加安全，让你迅速逃离危险之地（或是想要娶你的讨厌鬼）。
• However, this is not the first time the President has been caught on camera battling pesky airborne pests.
  不过这可不是奥巴马总统第一次在镜头之前打苍蝇了。
• But now, online at least, you can outsource that pesky task.
  现如今你可以把这个麻烦事儿交给别人做了。
• Somehow during Mercury retrograde, we all find we have more time to get to those pesky things on our to-do list.
  从某种程度上来讲，我们都发现我们有更多的时间来处理待办清单上的这些烦心事了。
• But first, let's discuss the pesky problems that passwords present.
  但是首先，让我们来讨论一下密码所带来的讨厌的问题。
• Once my power is secure, I will destroy all those pesky time-travel devices.
  一旦我的权力巩固，我会摧毁所有讨厌的时光旅行机器。
• Yes, the Internet has a solution for everything, and Invisible Boyfriend ( or Girlfriend) can take care of those pesky privacy-invading questions by supplying an actual person to call you, text you and leave you messages.
  是的，网络无所不能，而虚拟男友（女友）可以省去那些麻烦的侵犯个人隐私的问题，传送一个真人打电话给你，发短信给你，并给你留言。
• Happy Independence Day you pesky yanks.
  独立日快乐，你们这群该死的美国佬。