Word · Frequency #21628
galling
/ˈgɒːliŋ/
adjective
令人恼火的；令人难堪的；令人愤恨的
核心释义
Causing annoyance or humiliation; making one feel bitter or resentful.
- 1.
令人恼怒的；屈辱的；令人愤慨或痛苦的。
Vexing, humiliating; eliciting indignation or bitterness.
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
用法In use
It was galling to see my colleague get the promotion I had worked so hard for.
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.
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.
用法提示：此处 'galling' 形容他人的傲慢姿态令人不快。
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。
it is galling that ...
that 从句是真正的主语，常用来表达对不公之事的愤慨。
相关词与表达Connections
易混词Confusing words
- annoying
- 令人恼火的；烦人的 · 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。
- humiliating
- 令人羞耻的；丢脸的 · 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
- 刺耳的；令人烦躁的 · 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。
学习提示Learner notes
语法说明Grammar Note
常用于 It is galling to do sth 结构
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from AI_FALLBACK, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY, WORDNET.