pique

英 [piːk]

美 [piːk]

n.  怨恨; 愤恨; 恼怒
v.  使愤恨; 使恼怒
n.  凸纹坚挺布料; 珠地布; 凹凸织物

过去分词：piqued　复数：piques　现在分词：piquing　过去式：piqued　第三人称单数：piques　

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BNC.23029 / COCA.16736

习惯用语

v.

pique sb's interest, curiosity, etc.
• 使…兴趣盎然；引起…的好奇
  to make sb very interested in sth

牛津词典

noun

• 怨恨；愤恨；恼怒
  annoyed or bitter feelings that you have, usually because your pride has been hurt
  1. When he realized nobody was listening to him, he left in a fit of pique .
     他发觉无人理睬他的话，就愤然离去。

verb

• 使愤恨；使恼怒
  to make sb annoyed or upset

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT （因遭人怠慢而感到的）恼怒，愠怒
  Piqueis the feeling of annoyance you have when you think someone has not treated you properly.
  1. Mimi had gotten over her pique at Susan's refusal to accept the job.
     米米已不再为苏姗拒绝接受这份工作的事生气了。
• VERB 激起，引起（兴趣或好奇心）
  If somethingpiquesyour interest or curiosity, it makes you interested or curious.
  1. This phenomenon piqued Dr Morris' interest...
     这一现象激起了莫里斯医生的兴趣。
  2. Their curiosity piqued, they stopped writing.
     他们的好奇心被挑起，停下了手中的笔。
• PHRASE 一怒之下；愤然
  If someone does somethingin a fit of pique, they do it suddenly because they are annoyed at being not treated properly.
  1. Lawrence, in a fit of pique, left the Army and took up a career in the City.
     劳伦斯一气之下离开了陆军，在伦敦金融城开始了工作。

英英释义

noun

• tightly woven fabric with raised cords
• a sudden outburst of anger
  1. his temper sparked like damp firewood
  Synonym:temperirritation

verb

• cause to feel resentment or indignation
  1. Her tactless remark offended me
  Synonym:offend

双语例句

• She went off in a fit of pique.
  她一赌气就走了。
• But the government has lately found a way to pique him by holding up the release of his magazine.
  但是政府最近找到一种让韩寒愤怒的方法&不让他的杂志出版。
• This could pique worries that yield-hungry investors will shift money away from stocks into fixed-income products.
  短期利率上升将令人担心，渴望收益率的投资者会把资金从股市转向固定收益产品。
• She flounced off the stage with an air of pique.
  她气呼呼地猝然离开了舞台。
• Out of pique they refused to accept the compromise offered.
  他们气得拒不接受对方提出的妥协建议。
• Lawrence, in a fit of pique, left the Army and took up a career in the City.
  劳伦斯一气之下离开了陆军，在伦敦金融城开始了工作。
• To pique his wife de Canted began to call Forestier "poor Charles".
  德·坎特尔和妻子呕气，便把弗赖斯节叫做可怜的查理。
• Christine resigned from her job in a fit of pique and sot another one the very same day;
  克里斯廷一赌气辞去了工作，结果同一天找到了另一份工作；
• But then, of course, Pique left, Cathcart got a few injuries and we decided to sell him to Blackpool, and only Jonny remained.
  当然，那时候皮克已经走了。卡斯卡特有些伤，我们决定把他卖去布莱克普。也就埃文斯留下了。
• Maybe she just went away in a fit of pique, when she is not angry, she will be back.
  或许她只是一时赌气出走，等她气消了自然会回来的。