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have the gall to do sth
表示厚颜无耻的行为。
He had the gall to ask for a raise.
他竟有脸要求加薪。
厚颜无耻；放肆
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厚颜无耻；放肆
Impudence or brazenness; disrespectful boldness.
He had the gall to ask for a raise.
他竟有脸要求加薪。
多用于 have the gall to do sth（竟有脸做某事）
厚颜无耻；大胆；鲁莽。
Impudence or brazenness; temerity; chutzpah.
马因鞍具不合适或调整不当而造成的伤口；鞍伤。
A sore on a horse caused by an ill-fitted or ill-adjusted saddle; a saddle sore.
植物表面上的水泡或肿瘤状生长,由各种病原体引起,尤其是昆虫幼虫钻入活组织,如常见的橡树瘿蜂。
A blister or tumor-like growth found on the surface of plants, caused by various pathogens, especially the burrowing of insect larvae into the living tissues, such as that of the common oak gall wasp (Cynips quercusfolii).
马背上因马鞍不适引起的开放性疮口
an open sore on the back of a horse caused by ill-fitting or badly adjusted saddle
The oak tree is covered with galls caused by tiny wasps.
这棵橡树布满了由小黄蜂引起的虫瘿。
When I pruning the rose bush, I noticed a large gall on one stem.
修剪玫瑰丛时，我注意到一根茎上有个大虫瘿。
Some galls are used in traditional medicine to treat inflammation.
有些虫瘿在传统医学中被用来治疗炎症。
表示厚颜无耻的行为。
He had the gall to ask for a raise.
他竟有脸要求加薪。
gall 在此表示恼怒之情。
She felt gall at his rude comment.
她对他的粗鲁评论感到恼怒。
gall 指马背上的鞍疮。
The horse developed a gall from the saddle.
这匹马因马鞍磨伤长了一个疮。
Not this
He has a gall to say that.
Use this
He has the gall to say that.
Gall 作“厚颜无耻”讲时为不可数名词，不能与不定冠词 a 连用，应使用 the gall 固定搭配。
Not this
He was filled with gall when he saw the unfair treatment.
Use this
He was filled with anger when he saw the unfair treatment.
Gall 主要指“厚颜无耻”或“苦味”，不直接表示“愤怒”；表达愤怒情绪应使用 anger。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
马鞍疮
The horse developed a painful saddle gall from the ill-fitting saddle.
由于马鞍不合适，这匹马出现了疼痛的马鞍疮。
摩擦性溃疡
He applied ointment to the chafing gall on his heel.
他在脚后跟的摩擦性溃疡上涂了药膏。
冠瘿病
Crown gall disease affects many types of plants and trees.
冠瘿病影响多种植物和树木。
瘿蜂
The gall wasp lays its eggs inside the oak tree's stem.
瘿蜂把卵产在橡树的茎内。
Use gall naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象马背上因摩擦鼓起一个‘高’出来的疮口（gall发音类似‘高’），提醒马鞍不合适。
该词为技术性用语，通常用于兽医（马鞍疮）和植物学（虫瘿）语境，较少在日常口语中使用。
All words listed end with '-all' and rhyme with 'gall' (/ɡɔl/). Their stressed vowel /ɔ/ and following /l/ match exactly.
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