miff

英 [mɪf] 美
  • n. 微怒；小争执
  • vt. 使……恼怒
  • vi. 恼羞成怒
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中文词源

miff 使恼怒，激怒

拟声词，不耐烦的声音。引申词义使恼怒，激怒。

英语词源

miff (n.)
1620s, "fit of ill humor," perhaps imitative of an exclamation of disgust (compare German muffen "to sulk").
miff (v.)
1797, "to take offense at;" 1811, "to put out of humor," from miff (n.). Related: miffed; miffing.

权威例句

1. His criminal plan didn't carry through , that drove him in a miff.
罪恶的计划没有实现, 让他恼羞成怒.

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2. If Mabel should get another miff, they'd never be able to appease her.
如果梅宝儿再发怒的话, 他们就没办法使她息怒了.

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