Word · Frequency #5904
gall
厚颜无耻；放肆
Impudence or brazenness; disrespectful boldness.
多用于 have the gall to do sth（竟有脸做某事）
- 1.
Impudence or brazenness; temerity; chutzpah.
厚颜无耻；大胆；鲁莽。
- 2.
A sore on a horse caused by an ill-fitted or ill-adjusted saddle; a saddle sore.
马因鞍具不合适或调整不当而造成的伤口；鞍伤。
- 3.
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).
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。
- 4.
an open sore on the back of a horse caused by ill-fitting or badly adjusted saddle
马背上因马鞍不适引起的开放性疮口
- 5.
Great misery or physical suffering, likened to the bitterest-tasting of substances.
极大的痛苦或身体上的痛苦,比作最苦的物质。
- 6.
A sore or open wound caused by chafing, which may become infected, as with a blister.
因摩擦引起的伤口或开放性伤口,可能会感染,如水泡。
- 7.
A bump-like imperfection resembling a gall.
类似瘿的凸起缺陷。
- 8.
a skin sore caused by chafing
摩擦引起的皮肤溃疡
- 9.
A feeling of exasperation.
恼怒的感觉。
- 10.
abnormal swelling of plant tissue caused by insects or microorganisms or injury
植物组织因昆虫、微生物或损伤引起的异常肿胀
- 11.
A pit on a surface being cut caused by the friction between the two surfaces exceeding the bond of the material at a point.
切割表面上的凹坑,由于两个表面之间的摩擦超过材料在某一点的结合力而造成。
擦伤；皮肤磨破处；虫瘿；植物瘿瘤；鞍疮；马背磨伤；苦楚；痛苦；恼怒；恼火
In use
The oak tree is covered with galls caused by tiny wasps.
When I pruning the rose bush, I noticed a large gall on one stem.
Some galls are used in traditional medicine to treat inflammation.
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。
feel gall at sth
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。
develop a gall
gall 指马背上的鞍疮。
The horse developed a gall from the saddle.
Connections
Collocations
- saddle gall
- 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。
- chafing gall
- 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。
- crown gall
- 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。
- gall wasp
- 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。
Synonyms
- sore
- 疮口 · sore 更通用，gall 特指因摩擦引起的疮口
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All words listed end with '-all' and rhyme with 'gall' (/ɡɔl/). Their stressed vowel /ɔ/ and following /l/ match exactly.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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