pesky + noun
pesky 常放在名词前作定语,表示令人恼火的。
I can't get rid of these pesky mosquitoes.
我摆脱不了这些讨厌的蚊子。
讨厌的;恼人的;棘手的;麻烦的
引起烦恼或恼怒的
causing irritation or annoyance; bothersome
引起烦恼或恼怒的
causing irritation or annoyance
Those pesky flies kept buzzing around our picnic.
那些烦人的苍蝇一直在我们的野餐周围嗡嗡叫。
用法提示:形容词'pesky'修饰flies,表示‘烦人的’,表达惹人讨厌之意。
I finally fixed that pesky computer error.
我终于修好了那个棘手的电脑错误。
用法提示:形容词'pesky'修饰error,表示‘棘手的、恼人的’。
A pesky cold kept me home from work all week.
一场讨厌的感冒让我整个星期都没能上班。
用法提示:形容词'pesky'修饰cold,表示‘讨厌的’,强调给人带来麻烦。
pesky 常放在名词前作定语,表示令人恼火的。
I can't get rid of these pesky mosquitoes.
我摆脱不了这些讨厌的蚊子。
it 作形式主语,真正主语是不定式短语。
It is pesky to fill out all these forms again.
重新填写所有这些表格很烦人。
find + 宾语 + 形容词,表示觉得某事物具有某种性质。
I find the new software pesky to use.
我觉得这个新软件用起来很讨厌。
annoying 是通用词,语气较强;pesky 较口语化,常有幽默意味,更常用作定语
petty 指无关紧要或心胸狭窄,与 pesky(令人烦恼的)意义不同,但拼写和发音相似
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