in a fit of pique
collocation一气之下；赌气地
She resigned in a fit of pique.
她一赌气辞职了。
愠怒；赌气；不悦
piques — plural of pique
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
愠怒；赌气；不悦
A feeling of irritation or resentment, especially when caused by a slight or social injury; wounded pride.
He stormed out of the meeting in a fit of pique after his proposal was rejected.
他的提议被拒绝后，他一气之下冲出了会议室。
常用于短语 in a fit of pique（一气之下）。
敌意,恶意；争执。
Enmity, ill feeling; (countable) a feeling of animosity or a dispute.
皮克牌中,先手牌手有权在手中计30分,或在对手计分前出牌。
In piquet, the right of the elder hand to count thirty in hand, or to play before the adversary counts one.
蠓,沙蝇。
midgie, sand fly, punkie, punky (US)
因社交伤害或怠慢引起的恼怒或怨恨；尤指情绪化的轻微冒犯；一时气愤。
Irritation or resentment awakened by a social injury or slight; offence, especially taken in an emotional sense with little consideration or thought; (countable) especially in fit of pique: a transient feeling of wounded pride.
She refused to speak to him for days out of sheer pique over his thoughtless comment.
由于他那句不经意的评论让她感到不快，她好几天都不愿和他说话。
Recognizing that his pique was unjustified, he apologized to his friend.
意识到自己的赌气毫无道理，他向朋友道了歉。
Choose the next layer that will help you use piques with more confidence.
Recommended next
Missing: Usage patterns
Complete this area with usage patterns.
Includes Common mistakes & Confusing words
See typical errors learners make and confusing words to avoid.
一气之下；赌气地
She resigned in a fit of pique.
她一赌气辞职了。
出于赌气；因为心里不悦
He refused to apologize out of pique.
他出于赌气拒绝道歉。
流露出不满；显出愠色
She showed pique by walking away.
她转身走开，流露出了不悦。
对……的恼怒；因……而生的不悦
His pique at the criticism was obvious.
他对这一批评的恼怒显而易见。
个人的赌气；私怨
This dispute is driven by personal pique, not real policy differences.
这场争端是由个人赌气驱动的，而不是真正的政策分歧。
一阵赌气；恼火
He resigned in a fit of pique.
他一气之下辞职了。
Use piques naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想：pique 音近“皮克”，被怠慢时心里像扎了根刺，憋着怨气。
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、literary prose 名词 pique 表示因被怠慢或冒犯而产生的一时恼怒或赌气，通常用于正式书面语或文学性描写，口语中较少使用；日常口语比较常见的是 annoyance 或 resentment。
这些词都与 pique 真正押韵：unique、technique、antique、critique、physique、boutique 都有重读的 /iːk/ 和相同的 -ique 拼写。注意区分：pique 与 peak、peek 同音，但不与 pike /paɪk/ 或 opaque /oʊˈpeɪk/ 押韵；piquet /pɪˈket/ 是另一个词。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY, WORDNET.