gall

英 [ɡɔːl]

美 [ɡɔːl]

n.  鲁莽; 厚颜无耻; 怨恨; 怨愤; 瘿，虫瘿(植物因受病原刺激或虫害而出现的局部增生)
v.  使烦恼，使愤怒(尤指因不公平引起)

复数：galls　过去式：galled　过去分词：galled　第三人称单数：galls　现在分词：galling　

GRE

Collins.1 / BNC.5904 / COCA.14656

牛津词典

noun

• 鲁莽；厚颜无耻
  rude behaviour showing a lack of respect that is surprising because the person doing it is not embarrassed
  1. Then they had the gall to complain!
     而且他们居然还有脸抱怨！
• 怨恨；怨愤
  a bitter feeling full of hatred
• 瘿，虫瘿（植物因受病原刺激或虫害而出现的局部增生）
  a swelling on plants and trees caused by insects, disease, etc.
• 瘿，虫瘿（植物因受病原刺激或虫害而出现的局部增生）
  a swelling on plants and trees caused by insects, disease, etc.

verb

• 使烦恼，使愤怒（尤指因不公平引起）
  to make sb feel upset and angry, especially because sth is unfair
  1. It galls me to have to apologize to her.
     非得向她道歉使我感到恼火。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 粗鲁；无礼；厚颜无耻
  If you say that someone hasthe gall todo something, you are criticizing them for behaving in a rude or disrespectful way.
  1. I daresay he thought he was above the law. I can't get over the gall of the fellow...
     我想他以为他能凌驾于法律之上，这家伙的蛮横无理真让人受不了。
  2. She had the gall to suggest that I might supply her with information about what Steve was doing.
     她竟然厚颜无耻地说或许我可以向她透露一些史蒂夫正在做的事。
• VERB （通常因某事不公平却无能为力）使烦恼，使恼怒
  If someone's actiongallsyou, it makes you feel very angry or annoyed, often because it is unfair to you and you cannot do anything about it.
  1. It must have galled him that Bardo thwarted each of these measures...
     巴多对每一项措施都加以阻挠，这一定让他十分气恼。
  2. It was their serenity which galled her most.
     最让她恼怒的是他们的平静。
• （植物体表因虫害等引起的）瘿瘤，虫瘿
  Agallis a growth on the surface of a plant that is caused by an insect, disease, fungus, or injury.

英英释义

noun

• the trait of being rude and impertinent
  Synonym:crustimpertinenceimpudenceinsolencecheekinessfreshness
• a digestive juice secreted by the liver and stored in the gallbladder
  Synonym:bile
• a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
  Synonym:resentmentbitternessrancorrancour
• abnormal swelling of plant tissue caused by insects or microorganisms or injury
• a skin sore caused by chafing
• an open sore on the back of a horse caused by ill-fitting or badly adjusted saddle
  Synonym:saddle sore

verb

• irritate or vex
  1. It galls me that we lost the suit
  Synonym:irk
• become or make sore by or as if by rubbing
  Synonym:chafefret

双语例句

• She had an operation to remove a stone from her gall bladder.
  她接受了一次摘除胆结石的手术。
• She had the gall to suggest that I might supply her with information about what Steve was doing.
  她竟然厚颜无耻地说或许我可以向她透露一些史蒂夫正在做的事。
• It is one of the most important organs in the body, and the basic function of the gall bladder is to store bile and concentrate.
  这是一个最重要的器官在人体中，和基本功能的胆囊是储存胆汁和集中。
• But alone you must drink life's gall.
  但单靠你必须喝生活的虫瘿。
• Law, also known as dry pepper gall midge gall midge.
  花椒瘿蚊又名椒干瘿蚊。
• If you have never tasted the bitterness of gall, how can you know the sweetness of honey.
  吃的苦中苦，方知甜中甜。
• Watercolours are pigments ground with gum arabic and gall and thinned with water in use.
  水彩颜料是由色料与阿拉伯树胶和胆汁碾磨，然后加水稀释而成。
• I daresay he thought he was above the law. I can't get over the gall of the fellow
  我想他以为他能凌驾于法律之上，这家伙的蛮横无理真让人受不了。
• How have you the gall to face me?
  你怎么还敢见我呢？
• Judging from what they have done these years, they are indeed “ friends ” with an honey tongue and a heart of gall.
  从他们这些年的所作所为看来，他们的确是口蜜腹剑的“朋友”。