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。
使恼火;使生气;惹恼
peeved — past of peeve
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
使恼火;使生气;惹恼
to annoy or irritate; to make someone feel resentful
His constant complaining really peeves me.
他不停抱怨真的让我很恼火。
使恼怒、烦躁或怨恨
cause to be annoyed, irritated, or resentful
peeve
Base
原形
peeves
3rd person
第三人称单数
peeving
-ing
现在分词
peeved
Past
过去式
peeved
Past participle
过去分词
His constant complaining peeves me.
他不停的抱怨惹恼了我。
Her rude remark peeved everyone at the table.
她那粗鲁的言论惹恼了桌上的每个人。
I've been peeved by the noise all day.
我一整天都被噪音惹恼了。
常用于指小烦恼或 irritate 的程度较轻。
It really peeves me when people talk loudly on their phones in quiet places.
当人们在安静的地方大声打电话时,这真的让我很恼火。
He was peeved by the constant interruptions during his presentation.
他对演讲中不断的打断感到恼怒。
The slow internet connection is peeving everyone in the office today.
今天办公室里缓慢的网络连接让每个人都烦躁不安。
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。
此处 it 是形式主语,真正的主语是后面的 that 从句。
It peeves her that her brother never calls.
她哥哥从不打电话,这让她很恼火。
peeved 作表语时,可用 at/about/with 引出让人不快的原因。
She was peeved about missing the train.
她因为错过火车而恼火。
Not this
I am peeving about the noise.
Use this
I am peeved about the noise.
peeve 是及物动词,表示“使…恼火”;描述自己感到恼火时要用过去分词 peeved 作形容词,而不是 -ing 形式。peeving 意为“令人恼火的”,主语应是让人恼火的事物。
Not this
I peeve at his behavior.
Use this
His behavior peeves me.
peeve 是及物动词,后面直接跟宾语,不能像汉语“对…感到恼火”那样接介词 at/with。真正让人恼火的事物作主语,感到恼火的人作宾语。
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使某人恼火
Her constant lateness really peeves me.
她老是迟到,真让我恼火。
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。
因……而气恼
I'm a bit peeved about the result.
我对这个结果有点气恼。
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。
使我恼火的是……
It peeves me that he never listens.
他从来不听,这让我恼火。
最让人恼火的小事;特别反感的事
My pet peeve is people interrupting me while I'm reading.
我特别反感别人在阅读时打断我。
惹恼;使生气
It really peeves me off when he doesn't reply to my texts.
他不回我的消息时,我真的会感到恼火。
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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。
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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