be miffed about sth
about 后接引起不快的事情。
She was still miffed about the way she had been treated.
她仍对自己受到的对待方式感到恼火。
恼火的;生气的
恼怒的;不耐烦的
feeling annoyed or offended
恼怒的;不耐烦的
aroused to impatience or anger
She was miffed when her colleague took credit for her idea.
当同事抢了她的功劳时,她有点恼火。
用法提示:这里的miffed是形容词,表示因某事而感到轻微恼火。
He felt miffed after not being invited to the party.
没被邀请参加派对后,他感到有点生气。
用法提示:miffed用作形容词,描述因被忽视而产生的情绪。
I'm a bit miffed that the store closed early today.
商店今天提前关门,我有点不高兴。
用法提示:miffed表示因失望或不便而产生的短暂不快。
about 后接引起不快的事情。
She was still miffed about the way she had been treated.
她仍对自己受到的对待方式感到恼火。
介词也可用 at,后接让人感到不满的人。
He was miffed with me for canceling at the last minute.
他因为我最后一刻取消而对我恼火。
that 从句用来说明感到恼火的原因。
She was miffed that nobody had invited her.
她因没人邀请她而恼火。
grammar · medium
易错句子I very miffed about the result.
正确表达I am very miffed about the result.
英语中作表语的形容词前必须用系动词 be;汉语形容词可直接作谓语(“我很恼火”),不能把这种结构照搬成“I very miffed”。加上 am 后句子才有谓语。
grammar · medium
易错句子The meeting was really miffed.
正确表达The meeting was really annoying.
miffed 是 -ed 形容词,表示“人感到恼火的”,主语通常是人;表示“某事令人恼火的”要用 -ing 形容词 annoying。这里会议是令人恼火的原因,所以不能用 miffed。
annoyed 是最通用的近义词,语气中性,程度可轻可重;miffed 更口语、程度偏轻,常指因小事而有点赌气、拉下脸来,多用于非正式交谈。
offended 强调因被冒犯、被轻视而自尊受伤,通常有明确的冒犯来源;miffed 只是轻微不快,不一定涉及被冒犯或觉得受辱。
vexed 偏书面、正式,常见于文学或旧式表达,多指被难题或反复的麻烦困扰;miffed 属于日常口语,指一时的轻微恼火,两者语域不同。
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