| 单词 | rankle |
|---|---|
| 音标 | ['ræŋkl] |
| 解释 | v.怨恨；激怒 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 v.(怨恨，失望等)难 以释怀(to feel anger and irritation) 【考】 反义词：pacify(使平 静); calm(使平静) 【记】 rank(=ranc仇怨)＋le →保持怨恨; 参考: ankle(脚脖子) 【例】 Their defeat still rankles. |
| 字源 | rankle (v.) c.1300, "to fester," from Old French rancler, earlier raoncler, draoncler "to suppurate, run," from draoncle "abscess, festering sore," from Medieval Latin dracunculus, literally "little dragon," diminutive of Latin draco "serpent, dragon" (see dragon). The notion is of an ulcer caused by a snake's bite. Meaning "cause to fester" is from c.1400. Related: Rankled; rankling. |
| 不择手段背单词 | v. 使不断的恼怒或怨恨 【记】读: 怨kle－怨恨扭伤了ankle, 就会rankle源于: rank(adj 恶臭的; 下流的) 【源】该词原是小蛇的意思, 现在的"quot;折磨人的痛苦"quot;源于小蛇的撕咬. 【反】pacify(v 使平静; 安慰); calm(v 使平静); mollify(v 平息) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】rang 嚷 + anger 愤怒地嚷；音：怨抠，怨你太抠，这么辛苦干活才给这么点钱 【相关】rancor 怨恨 |
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