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Gall
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  • 易混淆的单词：gall  

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1. N-UNCOUNT 粗鲁；无礼；厚颜无耻 If you say that someone has the gall to do something, you are criticizing them for behaving in a rude or disrespectful way. 

  • 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。

  • 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。

2. VERB （通常因某事不公平却无能为力）使烦恼，使恼怒 If someone's action galls you, it makes you feel very angry or annoyed, often because it is unfair to you and you cannot do anything about it. 

  • 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。

  • It was their serenity which galled her most.

    最让她恼怒的是他们的平静。

galling

  • It was especially galling to be criticised by this scoundrel.

    被这个无赖指责让人尤其气愤。

3. N-COUNT （植物体表因虫害等引起的）瘿瘤，虫瘿 A gall is a growth on the surface of a plant that is caused by an insect, disease, fungus, or injury. 
Noun

1. an open sore on the back of a horse caused by ill-fitting or badly adjusted saddle

2. a skin sore caused by chafing

3. abnormal swelling of plant tissue caused by insects or microorganisms or injury

4. a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will

5. a digestive juice secreted by the liver and stored in the gallbladder; aids in the digestion of fats

6. the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties

Verb

1. become or make sore by or as if by rubbing

2. irritate or vex;

  • "It galls me that we lost the suit"
  • synonym： irk
1. A honey tongue,a heart of gall.
口蜜腹剑。

来自《简明英汉词典》

2. He was ill of gall stone.
他患胆结石。

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. If you have tasted the bitterness of gall,you know better the sweetness of honey.
吃过黄连苦，更知蜜糖甜。

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. 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”。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》