gall
柯林斯词典
1. N-UNCOUNT If you say that someone has the gall to do something, you are criticizing them for behaving in a rude or disrespectful way. 厚顔無恥[表不滿]
He has the gall to accuse reporters of exploiting a tragedy for their own ends. 他竟厚顔無恥地指責記者利用一場悲劇來謀求他們的私利。
2. N-COUNT a sore on the skin caused by chafing 皮膚發炎引起的疼痛
3. N-COUNT an abnormal outgrowth in plant tissue caused by certain parasitic insects, fungi, bacteria, or mechanical injury 癭
4. V-T If someone's action galls you, it makes you feel very angry or annoyed, often because it is unfair to you and you cannot do anything about it. 激怒
It must have galled him that Nick thwarted each of these measures. 尼尅對每一個措施都加以阻撓,這一定激怒了他。
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gall /ɡɔːl/ (galling,galled,galls)
剑桥词典
- rudeness and the quality of being unable to understand that your behaviour or what you say is not acceptable to other people
魯莽;厚顔無恥
[ 動詞後麪接一個帶to的不定式 ] Considering that he never even bothers to visit my parents , I'm amazed that Tim has the gall to ask them for money ! 蒂姆從不去看望我父母,可他竟然有臉去曏他們要錢,真讓我喫驚! 返回 gall