miff
英[m?f]
美
- n. 微怒；小爭執
- vt. 使……惱怒
- vi. 惱羞成怒
詞態變化
第三人稱單數:?miffs;過去式:?miffed;過去分詞:?miffed;現在分詞:?miffing;
中文詞源
miff 使惱怒，激怒
擬聲詞，不耐煩的聲音。引申詞義使惱怒，激怒。
英文詞源
- miff (n.)
- 1620s, "fit of ill humor," perhaps imitative of an exclamation of disgust (compare German muffen "to sulk").
- miff (v.)
- 1797, "to take offense at;" 1811, "to put out of humor," from miff (n.). Related: miffed; miffing.
雙語例句
- 1. His criminal plan didn't carry through , that drove him in a miff.
- 罪惡的計劃沒有實現, 讓他惱羞成怒.
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- 2. If Mabel should get another miff, they'd never be able to appease her.
- 如果梅寶兒再發怒的話, 他們就沒辦法使她息怒了.
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