it is galling to do sth
用 it 作形式主语,真正的主语是后面的不定式短语。
It was galling to admit that she had been right all along.
承认她一直是对的,这让人很恼火。
令人恼火的;令人难堪的;令人愤恨的
令人恼怒的;屈辱的;令人愤慨或痛苦的。;擦伤人的;擦痛人的;使烦恼的;使焦躁的
Causing annoyance or humiliation; making one feel bitter or resentful.
令人恼怒的;屈辱的;令人愤慨或痛苦的。
Vexing, humiliating; eliciting indignation or bitterness.
It was galling to see my colleague get the promotion I had worked so hard for.
看到我努力争取的晋升机会被同事得到,真是令人气恼。
用法提示:此处 'galling' 表示令人恼怒、感到不公平的形容词。
The constant delays in the project are galling for everyone on the team.
项目不断延误让团队中的每个人都感到恼火。
用法提示:此处 'galling' 描述长期拖延引起的烦躁情绪。
His smug attitude after winning the debate was galling to his opponents.
他赢得辩论后得意洋洋的态度让对手们十分恼火。
用法提示:此处 'galling' 形容他人的傲慢姿态令人不快。
用 it 作形式主语,真正的主语是后面的不定式短语。
It was galling to admit that she had been right all along.
承认她一直是对的,这让人很恼火。
that 从句是真正的主语,常用来表达对不公之事的愤慨。
It is galling that he got the promotion instead of her.
得到晋升的是他而不是她,这令人愤懑。
find 后接宾语,再用 galling 作宾语补足语。
Many workers find the new rules galling.
许多工人觉得这些新规定令人恼火。
to 引出感到恼火或屈辱的那个人。
Her calm smile was galling to him.
她平静的微笑让他感到屈辱。
grammar · medium
易错句子The result very galling.
正确表达The result is very galling.
英语中形容词作表语时必须与系动词(如 be)连用,不能像汉语那样直接用形容词作谓语。改正后加上 is,句子才符合英语语法。
grammar · medium
易错句子It was so galling situation.
正确表达It was such a galling situation.
so 修饰形容词或副词,而 such 修饰名词短语。这里中心词是单数可数名词 situation,前面有形容词 galling,应用 such a + 形容词 + 名词的结构。
grammar · medium
易错句子It was a galling to lose the game.
正确表达It was galling to lose the game.
galling 是形容词,不能像名词那样加不定冠词 a。这里 it 是形式主语,真正的主语是 to lose the game,形容词 galling 作表语,直接说 It was galling... 即可。
galling 强调因受羞辱或不公而令人愤恨、难堪;annoying 只表示一般性地惹人烦,不含屈辱或愤恨意味,语气也轻得多。
galling 同时含有恼怒和屈辱,常因不公或受挫而起;humiliating 仅强调使人丢脸、羞耻,不强调恼怒。
grating 多指声音刺耳或持续摩擦般令人烦躁;galling 指事情本身令人愤恨难堪,不用于形容声音。
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