Word · Frequency #32769
miff
/mif/
noun
小争吵；口角
核心释义
a small argument; a quarrel
- 1.
小争吵；口角
A small argument; a quarrel.
- 2.
被冒犯的状态
A state of being offended.
不悦；恼怒；被冒犯的状态；小争执；愠怒
用法In use
She had a miff with her colleague over a minor mistake.
用法提示：miff 用作名词，表示小争执。
His miff was obvious when he didn't get the promotion.
用法提示：miff 用作名词，表示愠怒。
After a brief miff, they sorted out their differences.
用法提示：miff 用作名词，表示小争执。
have a miff with sb
miff 作名词偏旧式、口语化，日常英语里更常说 have an argument 或 have a quarrel。
He had a miff with his brother and did not speak to him all day.
他跟哥哥闹了点口角，一整天都没跟他说话。
a miff over sth
说明争吵缘由时用 over 或 about 引出事情，语气比 quarrel 轻。
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学习提示Learner notes
语法说明Grammar Note
常与介词 at 连用，如 'have a miff at sb'；也可用于 'in a miff' 表示气愤状态。
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