rankle
verb[I]
uk/ˈræŋ.kəl/us/ˈræŋ.kəl/to make someoneannoyedorangryfor alongtime:
使人耿耿于怀;令人怀恨;使人怨愤不已Theunkindway in which hisgirlfriendlefthim still rankledwithhimlongafter.他女朋友如此不义地抛弃他,长久以来一直让他愤恨不已。
[+ that]Itstill ranklesthatshe gotpromoted, and I didn't.她升职了,而我却没有,这事一直让我耿耿于怀。
Synonym
grate
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
- rubsomeoneup the wrong wayidiom
- ruffle
- rufflesomeone'sfeathersidiom
- setsomeone'steeth on edgeidiom
- step/tread onsomeone'stoesidiom
- tit