rankle
rankle 英 [ˈræŋkl] 美 [ˈræŋkəl]
vi. 化脓；怨恨；发炎 vt. 使怨恨；使疼痛；使痛苦
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- Rankle is a cranky-sounding verb that means to eat away at or aggravate to the point of causing anger. If you want to rankle a cat, try splashing it with water and then putting it in the bathtub.
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- vi. 化脓；怨恨；发炎
- vt. 使怨恨；使疼痛；使痛苦
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1. But little things rankle, like not knowing if clothes are stained and needing help shopping for greeting cards.
但是总有些小事让她不舒服，例如不知道衣服上有没有污渍，挑选贺卡的时候需要别人帮忙。
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2. But the report's self-congratulatory tone is likely to rankle in crisis-racked countries.
但这份报告自我吹捧的语气可能会激怒深陷危机的国家。
- rankle (v.) c. 1300, "to fester," from Old French rancler, earlier raoncler, draoncler "to suppurate, run," from draoncle "abscess, festering sore," from Medieval Latin dracunculus, literally "little dragon," diminutive of Latin draco "serpent, dragon" (see dragon). The notion is of an ulcer caused by a snake's bite. Meaning "cause to fester" is from c. 1400. Related: Rankled; rankling.
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