Word
peeve
使恼火；使生气；惹恼
核心释义
to annoy or irritate; to make someone feel resentful
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使恼怒、烦躁或怨恨
cause to be annoyed, irritated, or resentful
使恼怒、烦躁或怨恨；(使)气恼；(使)焦躁；(使)忿怒
用法In use
It really peeves me when people talk loudly on their phones in quiet places.
用法提示：动词原形 peeve 表示‘使气恼’，后接宾语 me。
He was peeved by the constant interruptions during his presentation.
用法提示：过去分词 peeved 作为形容词表示‘感到恼怒的’，描述主语状态。
The slow internet connection is peeving everyone in the office today.
用法提示：现在分词 peeving 作谓语动词，表示‘正在使…烦躁’。
peeve sb
peeve 是及物动词，宾语通常是感到不快的人。
His constant complaining really peeves me.
他不停抱怨真的让我很恼火。
It peeves sb that + clause
此处 it 是形式主语，真正的主语是后面的 that 从句。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- peeve someone
- 使某人恼火
- Her constant lateness really peeves me.她老是迟到，真让我恼火。
- be peeved at
- 对……感到恼火
- He was peeved at being left out of the meeting.他因未被邀参加会议而感到恼火。
- be peeved about
- 因……而气恼
- I'm a bit peeved about the result.我对这个结果有点气恼。
- be peeved with
- 生……的气
- She was peeved with her brother for breaking her phone.她因弟弟摔坏她的手机而生他的气。
- it peeves me that
- 使我恼火的是……
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
peeve 读似“pee”，想象尿急找不到厕所，让人恼火；记住 peeve 就是“使恼火”。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：informal 常见场景：日常闲聊、朋友或家人间抱怨 ‘peeve’ 是一个非正式用词，通常用于日常口语或随意的书面语境中，表示‘使恼怒、使不快’。多用于抱怨或闲聊等非正式场合，正式写作中较少使用。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
与 leave、believe、sleeve、achieve、grieve、relieve 押韵，均以 /iːv/ 结尾。注意拼写：/iːv/ 可写作 -eeve（peeve, sleeve）、-eave（leave）或 -ieve（believe, achieve, grieve, relieve）。小心 sieve /sɪv/，拼写相似但元音短，不押韵。
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