Word · Frequency #48758
pesky
/ˈpeski/
adjective
讨厌的；恼人的；棘手的；麻烦的
causing irritation or annoyance; bothersome
- 1.
causing irritation or annoyance
引起烦恼或恼怒的
引起烦恼或恼怒的；麻烦的；恼人的；棘手的；讨厌的
In use
Those pesky flies kept buzzing around our picnic.
I finally fixed that pesky computer error.
A pesky cold kept me home from work all week.
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。
it is pesky to do sth
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 sb/sth pesky
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。
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