Word
peeved
使恼火；使生气；惹恼
peeved is the past of peeve.
to annoy or irritate; to make someone feel resentful
- 1.
cause to be annoyed, irritated, or resentful
使恼怒、烦躁或怨恨
使恼怒、烦躁或怨恨；(使)气恼；(使)焦躁；(使)忿怒
In use
It really peeves me when people talk loudly on their phones in quiet places.
He was peeved by the constant interruptions during his presentation.
The slow internet connection is peeving everyone in the office today.
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。
It peeves her that her brother never calls.
她哥哥从不打电话，这让她很恼火。
be peeved at/about sth
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。
Verb forms
base peeve · third person peeves · -ing peeving · past peeved · past participle peeved
常用于指小烦恼或 irritate 的程度较轻。
Common mistakes
I am peeving about the noise.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。
I peeve at his behavior.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。
Connections
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……
- It peeves me that he never listens.他从来不听，这让我恼火。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
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”。
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。
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。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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