rankle
- IPA[ˈraNGk(ə)l]
美式
- (of a comment, event, or fact) cause annoyance or resentment that persists;annoy or irritate (someone)
verb: rankle, 3rd person present: rankles, gerund or present participle: rankling, past tense: rankled, past participle: rankled
- 釋義
動詞
- 1. (of a comment, event, or fact) cause annoyance or resentment that persists the casual manner of his dismissal still rankles
- ▪ annoy or irritate (someone) Lisa was rankled by his assertion
- 2. archaic (of a wound or sore) continue to be painful; fester the wound is but skinned over and rankles still at the bottom
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- IPA[ˈraŋkl]
英式
- (of a comment or fact) cause continuing annoyance or resentment: the casual manner of his dismissal still rankles
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