galling

a. 擦伤人的, 擦痛人的, 使烦恼的, 使焦躁的, 难堪的 [机] 擦伤

词形变化

more galling 比较级 most galling 最高级

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Material transfer caused by adhesion between sliding surfaces, potentially resulting in wear or binding.

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v.
  1. 1.

    present participle and gerund of gall

adj.
  1. 1.

    Vexing, humiliating; eliciting indignation or bitterness.

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 10

annoying teasing irritating pesky bothersome vexing nettlesome pestiferous plaguey plaguy

近义相关 1

disagreeable

词源

From gall + -ing. The adjective follows from the verb.

来源：wiktionary