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pique

/piːk/

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noun

不悦，愠怒，反感

A feeling of enmity; ill-feeling, animosity; a transient feeling of wounded pride.

Examples :

"His pique at being left out of the project meeting was evident in his sharp tone. "

因为被排除在项目会议之外，他的语气变得尖刻起来，显然是心怀不满。

emotion attitude mind character

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noun

不悦，恼怒。

A feeling of irritation or resentment, awakened by a social slight or injury; offence, especially taken in an emotional sense with little thought or consideration.

Examples :

"Her pique at not being chosen for the team was obvious; she refused to speak to the coach all afternoon. "

因为没有被选入队里，她的不悦之情溢于言表，整个下午她都拒绝和教练说话。

emotion mind attitude sensation character

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noun

渴望，渴求。

Keenly felt desire; a longing.

Examples :

"Seeing photos of her trip to Italy ignited a pique in Sarah to travel the world. "

看到她意大利旅行的照片，莎拉心中燃起了一种环游世界的渴望。

mind sensation emotion

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verb

激怒，惹恼。

To wound the pride of; to excite to anger.

Examples :

"Being passed over for the promotion despite her hard work piqued her. "

虽然她工作很努力，但没有得到晋升，这件事让她很恼火。

emotion character mind attitude

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verb

以...自豪，感到骄傲

To take pride in; to pride oneself on.

Examples :

"She piques herself on her ability to solve difficult math problems quickly. "

她以能迅速解决高难度的数学题而自豪。

attitude character mind emotion

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verb

激起，惹恼，激怒。

To stimulate (a feeling, emotion); to offend by slighting; to excite (someone) to action by causing resentment or jealousy.

Examples :

"I believe this will pique your interest."

我相信这会激起你的兴趣。

mind character emotion action attitude

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noun

小胜，先机。

In piquet, the right of the elder hand to count thirty in hand, or to play before the adversary counts one.

Examples :

"In the card game of piquet, the first player to go had the pique to count their hand high, making them play first and the other player to start counting. "

在皮克牌游戏中，先出牌的玩家拥有“小胜”的先机，可以优先计算牌面点数，并优先出牌，让对方后开始计数。

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verb

吃单，胜吃，独吃

To score a pique against.

Examples :

"The student's poor performance on the test piqued the teacher's interest in her understanding of the material. "

这个学生在考试中表现不佳，反而让老师开始关注她对这门课的理解程度。(Zhège xuésheng zài kǎoshì zhōng biǎoxiàn bùjiā, fǎn'ér ràng lǎoshī kāishǐ guānzhù tā duì zhè mén kè de lǐjiě chéngdù.)

sport game achievement

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noun

沙蚤，恙虫

A chigger or jigger, Tunga penetrans.

Examples :

"After walking barefoot in the tropical sand, Maria found a pique burrowed under her toenail and had to see a doctor to have it removed. "

在热带沙滩上赤脚走了一圈后，玛丽亚发现一只沙蚤钻进了她的脚趾甲下面，不得不去看医生把它取出来。

insect disease organism animal biology medicine

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noun

哔叽，珠地布。

A durable ribbed fabric made from cotton, rayon, or silk.

Examples :

"My grandmother used pique fabric to make the napkins for the family picnic. "

我奶奶用哔叽布做了野餐时用的餐巾。