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rankles

/ˈræŋkəlz/

Meanings
verb

耿耿于怀， 使人 раздражен.

To cause irritation or deep bitterness.

Examples :

"Even after all these years, the memory of being unfairly blamed for the mistake still rankles him. "
这么多年过去了，当年被冤枉承担错误的记忆仍然让他耿耿于怀，难以释怀。
emotion mind attitude
verb

耿耿于怀, раздражать。

To fester.

Examples :

"a splinter rankles in the flesh"
一根刺扎在肉里，让人觉得又疼又难受，一直耿耿于怀。
emotion mind

Related Words

Illustration irritation

irritation noun

/ˌɪɹɪˈteɪʃən/

恼怒， раздражение.

"What irritation causes you to be so moody?"

什么事情让你这么烦躁易怒？

Illustration after

after adjective

/ˈæf.tə(ɹ)/ /ˈæf.tɚ/

后面的，以后的，随后的

"The after-school program is a great way for kids to continue learning. "

课后活动项目是孩子们继续学习的好方法。

Illustration these

these pronoun

/ðiːz/ /ðiz/

这些， 这些个

"My teacher pointed to the books on the shelf and said, "These are the ones we'll be using today." "

我的老师指着书架上的书说：“这些就是我们今天要用的。”

Illustration memory

memory noun

/ˈmɛm(ə)ɹi/

记忆， 记忆力。

"Memory is a facility common to all animals."

记忆力是所有动物都具备的一种能力。

Illustration bitterness

bitterness noun

/ˈbɪtənəs/

苦味，苦涩。

"The lemon had a noticeable bitterness. "

这 个 柠檬 有 一 股 很 明 显 的 苦味。

Illustration years

years noun

/ji.ə(ɹ)z/

年，年度

"we moved to this town a year ago;  I quit smoking exactly one year ago"

我们一年前搬到了这个镇上；我正好是一年前戒的烟.

Illustration cause

cause noun

/kɔːz/ /kɔz/

原因，起因.

"They identified a burst pipe as the cause of the flooding."

他们查明水管爆裂是这次洪水的起因。

Illustration blamed

blamed verb

/bleɪmd/

责备，指责

"The teacher blamed the students for the messy classroom. "

老师责备学生们把教室弄得太乱了。

Illustration splinter

splinter noun

/ˈsplɪntə(ɹ)/ /ˈsplɪntɚ/

木刺，碎片

"The carpenter carefully removed the splinter from his finger. "

木匠小心地从手指里拔出了那根木刺。

Illustration fester

fester noun

/ˈfɛstə(ɹ)/ /ˈfɛstɚ/

瘘管，脓疮。

"The fester on her arm finally broke open, revealing a deep wound. "

她手臂上的瘘管/脓疮终于破了，露出了一个很深的伤口。

Illustration mistake

mistake noun

/mɪˈsteɪk/

错误，过失。

"My math homework had a mistake; I added the numbers incorrectly. "

我的数学作业里有个错误；我把数字加错了。

Illustration unfairly

unfairly adverb

/ʌnˈferli/ /ˌʌnˈferli/

不公平地，偏颇地

"The carnival games were unfairly difficult, and hardly anybody won a prize."

嘉年华会的游戏设置得过于不公平，几乎没有人赢得奖品。