Word · Frequency #5904
galls
使烦恼；使恼怒
galls is the third person singular of gall.
核心释义
To bother, trouble, or exasperate someone.
- 1.
烦扰或困扰。
To bother or trouble.
- 2.
在染色中用没食子浸液浸渍。
To impregnate with a decoction of gallnuts in dyeing.
- 3.
骚扰,侵扰,常带有伤害意图。
To harass, to harry, often with the intent to cause injury.
- 4.
使恼怒。
To exasperate.
- 5.
在切割表面上造成凹坑,由于两个表面之间的摩擦超过材料在某一点的结合力。
To cause pitting on a surface being cut from the friction between the two surfaces exceeding the bond of the material at a point.
骚扰；侵扰；使（表面）因摩擦产生麻点；用没食子煎液浸染；烦扰或困扰。；在染色中用没食子浸液浸渍。
用法In use
It galls me to see him get the promotion.
用法提示：gall 作为及物动词，表示“使恼怒”。
Her constant criticism galls everyone.
用法提示：galls 是第三人称单数形式，表示“激怒”。
Being treated unfairly really galled him.
用法提示：galled 是过去式，表示“使恼怒”。
gall sb
及物用法，直接跟宾语；作动词时多用于书面语，语气比 annoy 更重。
His smug tone galled her more than the words themselves.
他那种自鸣得意的语气比话语本身更让她恼火。
it galls sb that ...
it 为形式主语，that 从句才是真正主语。
It galls me that he never apologized.
他从未道歉，这一点让我很恼火。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- be galled by
- 因…而恼怒；被…激怒
- She was galled by his rude comment.她被他粗鲁的评论激怒了。
- it galls someone that...
- 使某人气恼的是…
- It galls me that he never apologizes.让我气恼的是他从不道歉。
- galled to the quick
- 深感恼怒；气恼至极
- The team was galled to the quick by the referee's decision.裁判的判罚让球队气恼至极。
- a galling defeat
- 令人气恼的失败
- Their champion suffered a galling defeat in the first round.他们的冠军在第一轮就遭遇了令人气恼的失败。
- a galling irony
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想：gall 中含有 all，想象所有事都来烦扰你，令你恼怒。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：literary works、formal essays、journalistic commentary 该词作动词表示“使恼怒；使烦恼”时，通常用于正式或书面语境，多出现在文学作品、严肃报刊或正式评论中；日常口语中更常用 annoy 或 irritate。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
以上单词都与 gall /ɡɔl/ 押韵，因为重读元音及后续辅音都是 /ɔl/。注意拼写相似的 gale /ɡeɪl/ 和 gull /ɡʌl/ 听起来并不相同，不押韵。
用法优先级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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