| [/gɔːl; ɡɔl/] n [U] 用法:
1 bitter liquid secreted by the liver; bile 胆汁. 用法:
2 (fig 比喻) bitter feeling; hatred or resentment 怨恨; 怨愤:
words full of venom and gall 充满恶毒怨恨的话. 用法:
3 (infml fig 口, 比喻) impudence; impertinence 厚颜; 鲁莽:
Of all the gall! ie What impudence! 脸皮真厚! gall 2
[/gɔːl; ɡɔl/] n sore place on an animal, esp a horse, caused by rubbing (of a harness, etc) （动物的）伤痛处（尤指马具等磨擦造成的）. gall 3
v [Tn] 用法:
1 cause pain to (an animal, part of the body, etc) by rubbing; chafe 使（动物、 身体某部等）擦痛, 擦伤. 用法:
2 annoy (sb); humiliate 烦扰（某人）; 侮辱:
It galled him to have to ask for a loan. 他得向人借贷,觉得甚为苦恼. galling adj [usu pred 通常作表语] annoying; humiliating 烦恼; 羞辱:
It was galling to have to apologize to a man she detested. 最为难堪的是她得向她讨厌的那个男的道歉. gall 4
[/gɔːl; ɡɔl/] n unnatural growth on a tree produced by insects 虫瘿（树木受虫害而形成的畸形瘤状物）. Cf 参看 oak-apple (oak). gall 5
abbr 缩写 = (pl unchanged or galls 复数或不变或作 galls) gallon(s):
petrol at 175p (ie pence) per gall 汽油每加仑175便士. |