rankled

英 [ˈræŋkld]

美 [ˈræŋkld]

v.  使人耿耿于怀(或怨恨不已、痛苦不已)
rankle的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

• VERB 使人发怒;激起怨恨
  If an event or situationrankles, it makes you feel angry or bitter afterwards, because you think it was unfair or wrong.
  1. They paid him only £10 for it and it really rankled...
     他们仅为此付给他10英镑，这真让他感到愤怒。
  2. Britain's refusal to sell Portugal arms in 1937 still rankled with him...
     1937年英国拒绝向葡萄牙销售武器的事情仍然令他愤慨。
  3. The only thing that rankles me is what she says about Ireland.
     唯一使我耿耿于怀的就是她那些关于爱尔兰的言论。

双语例句

• The unkind way in which his girlfriend left him still rankled long after.
  他女友不友好地离他而去令他很久以后还耿耿于怀。
• His tall brothers were a grim, quiet lot, in whom the family tradition of past glories, lost forever, rankled in unspoken hate and crackled out in bitter humor.
  他那些高个儿哥哥是些冷酷寡言的人，在他们身上，历史光荣的传统已经永远消失，沦落为默默的仇恨，爆裂出痛苦的幽默来了。
• The notion that the world's best-known medical research agency sponsors studies of homeopathy, acupuncture, therapeutic touch and herbal medicine has always rankled many scientists.
  世界享誉最高的医学研究机构赞助顺势疗法、针灸、治疗性接触和草药的研究，此举激怒了许多科学家。
• The argument with Sam earlier on still rankled.
  早些时候同萨姆的争辩仍然使人耿耿于怀。
• The price paid by the Canadians still rankled.
  加拿大人之牺牲，至今仍有余痛。
• American dominance has rankled with them, but Asians have no history of unity, and no agreed vision of leadership to step into a future with Asia on its own.
  美国主导地位令他们恼火，但亚洲并没有团结的历史，也没有独自走向未来的公认领导。
• For operators, who are little if not service companies, the word "service" must have rankled.
  对于那些没有掌管公司的工作者来说，“服务”这个词汇实在是太怨念了。
• All this has rankled some members, who say the sites have become simply well-dressed Facebooks.
  所有这一切都令部分会员非常恼怒，他们称这些网站已经变成Facebook了，只是包装华丽罢了。
• 'Professionals call it elderspeak, the sweetly belittling form of address that has always rankled older people,'the article says.
  文章中说，这种甜蜜但带有贬低色彩的称呼形式总会让年长的人感到恼怒。
• They paid him only £ 10 for it and it really rankled
  他们仅为此付给他10英镑，这真让他感到愤怒。