miff

n. 小争执, 愠怒 vt. 使恼怒 vi. 恼羞成怒

发音

CA /mɪf/
其它
UK /mɪf/
US /mɪf/

词形变化

miffs 复数 miffs miffed miffing miffs 三单 miffing 现在分词 miffed 过去式 miffed 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A small argument; a quarrel.

  2. 2.

    A state of being offended.

v.
  1. 1.

    To offend slightly.

    及物

    1824, Sir Walter Scott, Redgauntlet […] answered my Thetis, a little miffed perhaps -- to use the women's phrase — that I turned the conversation upon my former partner, rather than addressed it to herself.

    1911, James Oliver Curwood, Philip Steele of the Royal Northwest Mounted Police "Don't get miffed about it, man," returned Nome with an irritating laugh.

  2. 2.

    To become slightly offended.

    不及物

    1905, George Barr McCutcheon, Jane Cable She miffed and started to reply, but thought better of it.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

huff

上位词 4

irritation annoyance botheration vexation
动词

上位词 1

anger

词源

Compare German muffeln (“grouse, grumble”) and similar German words with similar meanings such as Muff, mupf, Muffel and Dutch moppen (“growl, grouse”). Probably related to mop (“grimace”).

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