gall
noun[U]
uk/ɡɔːl/us/ɡɑːl/rudenessand thequalityof beingunabletounderstandthatyourbehaviouror what you say is notacceptableto otherpeople:
鲁莽;厚颜无耻[+ to infinitive]Considering that he neverevenbotherstovisitmyparents, I'mamazedthat Timhas thegalltoaskthem formoney!蒂姆从不去看望我父母,可他竟然有脸去向他们要钱,真让我吃惊!
Rude and cheeky
- cheekily
- cheekiness
- churlish
- churlishly
- churlishness
- coarse
- coarsely
- discourteous
- fruity
- impudent
- incivility
- offensively
- offensiveness
- potty mouth
- potty-mouthed
- presume
- presumptuously
- ripe
- unpleasant
- unrepeatable
gall
verb[T]
uk/ɡɔːl/us/ɡɑːl/to make someonefeelannoyed:
使恼怒,激怒Ithinkit galls him to takeordersfrom ayoungerand lessexperiencedcolleague.我想,要他去听命于一个比他年轻且资历比他浅的同事,他会很恼火。
Synonym
irkformal
Causing feelings of anger and displeasure
- aggravate
- aggrieve
- alienate
- anger
- annoy
- bend
- get upsomeone'snoseidiom
- givesomeonethe shitsidiom
- go too faridiom
- goat
- grate
- joke
- nark
- nose
- rub
- rubsomeoneup the wrong wayidiom
- ruffle
- rufflesomeone'sfeathersidiom
- setsomeone'steeth on edgeidiom
- tit