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gall v.擦伤；烦恼；激怒；羞辱n.胆汁；苦味；怨恨；<口>厚颜无耻n.伤痛处n.虫瘿 (1) 马鞍擦伤了马背。(2) 那句话使人恼怒。(3) 这药像胆汁一样苦。(4) 我内心对谁都没有怨恨或恶意。 If someone has gall, they're irritating. In fact, as a verb, gall means "to irritate" like new tight jeans that gall your thighs. Gall is "bile," too, like what's in a gall bladder. Back in the days of Hippocrates, if the four humors of the body were out of whack, it affected your spirits. If you had too much bile, or gall, then you'd be aggressive or depressed. It's also a noun for "deep feeling of ill will."

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英 [ɡɔːl] 美 [ɡɔːl] (1) The saddle galled the horse's back.(2) That remark galls.(3) The medicine is as bitter as gall.(4) There is no gall or spite in my soul. Gall describes something irritating, like someone very rude. If you barge into a bakery and cut in front of a sweet old lady, then you have gall. 1[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]粗鲁；无礼；厚颜无耻 If you say that someone has the gall to do something, you are criticizing them for behaving in a rude or disrespectful way.   [oft the N of n]  [disapproval]I daresay he thought he was above the law. I can't get over the gall of the fellow...我想他以为他能凌驾于法律之上，这家伙的蛮横无理真让人受不了。She had the gall to suggest that I might supply her with information about what Steve was doing.她竟然厚颜无耻地说或许我可以向她透露一些史蒂夫正在做的事。2[VERB 动词]（通常因某事不公平却无能为力）使烦恼，使恼怒 If someone's action galls you, it makes you feel very angry or annoyed, often because it is unfair to you and you cannot do anything about it.   [it V n that]  [V n]  [Also it V n to-inf]It must have galled him that Bardo thwarted each of these measures...巴多对每一项措施都加以阻挠，这一定让他十分气恼。It was their serenity which galled her most.最让她恼怒的是他们的平静。gallingIt was especially galling to be criticised by this scoundrel.被这个无赖指责让人尤其气愤。3[N-COUNT 可数名词]（植物体表因虫害等引起的）瘿瘤，虫瘿 A gall is a growth on the surface of a plant that is caused by an insect, disease, fungus, or injury.

英语单词	gall
英美音标	英 [ɡɔːl] 美 [ɡɔːl]
中文释义	v.擦伤；烦恼；激怒；羞辱 n.胆汁；苦味；怨恨；<口>厚颜无耻 n.伤痛处 n.虫瘿
英语例句	(1) The saddle galled the horse's back. (2) That remark galls. (3) The medicine is as bitter as gall. (4) There is no gall or spite in my soul.
中文例句	(1) 马鞍擦伤了马背。 (2) 那句话使人恼怒。 (3) 这药像胆汁一样苦。 (4) 我内心对谁都没有怨恨或恶意。
vocabulary简明	Gall describes something irritating, like someone very rude. If you barge into a bakery and cut in front of a sweet old lady, then you have gall.
vocabulary扩展	If someone has gall, they're irritating. In fact, as a verb, gall means "to irritate" like new tight jeans that gall your thighs. Gall is "bile," too, like what's in a gall bladder. Back in the days of Hippocrates, if the four humors of the body were out of whack, it affected your spirits. If you had too much bile, or gall, then you'd be aggressive or depressed. It's also a noun for "deep feeling of ill will."
柯林斯解释	1 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]粗鲁；无礼；厚颜无耻 If you say that someone has the gall to do something, you are criticizing them for behaving in a rude or disrespectful way. [oft the N of n] [disapproval] I daresay he thought he was above the law. I can't get over the gall of the fellow... 我想他以为他能凌驾于法律之上，这家伙的蛮横无理真让人受不了。 She had the gall to suggest that I might supply her with information about what Steve was doing. 她竟然厚颜无耻地说或许我可以向她透露一些史蒂夫正在做的事。 2 [VERB 动词]（通常因某事不公平却无能为力）使烦恼，使恼怒 If someone's action galls you, it makes you feel very angry or annoyed, often because it is unfair to you and you cannot do anything about it. [it V n that] [V n] [Also it V n to-inf] It must have galled him that Bardo thwarted each of these measures... 巴多对每一项措施都加以阻挠，这一定让他十分气恼。 It was their serenity which galled her most. 最让她恼怒的是他们的平静。 galling It was especially galling to be criticised by this scoundrel. 被这个无赖指责让人尤其气愤。 3 [N-COUNT 可数名词]（植物体表因虫害等引起的）瘿瘤，虫瘿 A gall is a growth on the surface of a plant that is caused by an insect, disease, fungus, or injury.

Gall N I V Ed 英 ɡɔːl] 美 ɡɔːl