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。
• 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。
• The insult still rankled in his mind.
  他对那次受辱仍耿耿於怀。
• 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 influx of Chinese entrepreneurs has rankled ordinary Africans, too.
  中国企业家的大批涌入也激起了非洲普通人的怨恨。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Under Mr Raymond, the firm has developed a reputation for arrogance that has at times rankled host governments.
  在李-雷蒙德的领导下，埃克森由于时常惹怒石油产国政府而被视为傲慢自大。
• 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。