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 chain that bound her here was of iron links, and galling to her inmost soul, but could never be broken.
  将她束缚在这里的，是源源傲进她心灵深处的铁打的锁链，永远不可能断裂了。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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？
• The perception that commercial success often depends on political ties makes inequality in China more galling.
  商业成功经常依靠的是政治关系，这种认识导致中国的不平等状况更令人不满。