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

• He left in a fit of pique, demonstrating that he was treated unfairly.
  他一赌气就走了，一边抗议他被不公平的对待。
• In a fit of authorial pique, I will leave that to readers to define.
  我突然犯了作家的职业病了，所以我想将它留予读者来定义。
• 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。
• You told me you only wanted to show me one trick that'd pique my interest.
  你告诉我你只想给我看一个我感兴趣的魔术。
• The ever-affable Mr Zuma will no doubt manage to brush off any lasting diplomatic pique.
  无疑，素来和蔼可亲的祖马会设法抹去任何外交上的长时间不满。
• However, Shi says some products could pique his interest in group-buying.
  然而，他说，某些产品可能会激起他参加团购的兴趣。
• Nixon's instructions may have been triggered by personal pique; they nevertheless reflected Presidential necessities.
  尼克松的指示可能是出于个人意气；然而，它们却反映了总统的需要。
• Iniesta, Xavi, Messi, Puyol, Pique and Valdes all came through the system at Barcelona.
  伊涅斯特、哈维、梅西、普约尔、皮克和巴尔德斯都来自于巴萨青训营。
• 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。
• 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。