词汇释义

rankle  TEM8  GRE

UK  /ˈræŋ.kəl/ US  /ˈræŋ.kəl/

verb, If an event or situation rankles, it makes you feel angry or bitter afterwards, because you think it was unfair or wrong.使人发怒，激起怨恨

外刊例句

1. That description rankles Jonathan Wright, a children’s performer near Binghamton, N.Y., who goes by the stage name Johnny Only.(New York Times)

2. Under Mr. Ghosn, the company focused on expanding its share of the American market by aggressively discounting its vehicles and increasing fleet sales — a strategy that rankled dealers and, Nissan now says, undermined its brand.(New York Times)

3. But even so, a ski area deal unfolding here is rankling Yeaton and some other community leaders.(Washington Post)

4. Mr. Trump’s move to impose tariffs on Indian steel and to revoke a special trading status for its goods similarly rankled Indian lawmakers.(New York Times)

5. Pruitt rankled many by insisting on an unusual round-the-clock security detail, which required drawing agency special agents from regional offices for stints guarding him.(Seattle Times)

6. With the main agreement ratified, it will be up to the Atlanta-based company to cede on some of the issues that rankled members, said Denis Taylor, the Teamsters’ lead negotiator on the contract.(Seattle Times)

7. It affirmed China's stance that it is a developing country, a claim that rankles Washington, Europe and other trading partners.(Fox News)

8. That rankled some senior officials in the kingdom, according to people familiar with the matter.(Wall Street Journal)

9. But the offer also rankles liberals leery of corporate giveaways and conservatives focused on the state’s dismal budget status.(Washington Post)

10. Trump’s pronouncement Thursday that he would impose tariffs of 25 percent and 10 percent, respectively, on imported steel and aluminum, roiled markets and rankled allies.(Seattle Times)

11. The posts rankled some workers, who found that her decision to write about the media in the midst of her maternity leave, rather than Black Lives Matter or Pride, reflected poorly on the brand.(The Verge)

12. Khashoggi’s critical columns about Mohammed bin Salman and his campaign of repression against activists and intellectuals rankled the crown prince and his inner circle.(The Guardian)

词汇搭配

event, situation rankle

词汇来源

c. 1300, ranclen, of a sore, wound, etc., "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). According to OED (citing Skeat and also Godefroy's "Dictionnaire De L'ancienne Langue Française"), the notion is of an ulcer caused by a snake's bite. Transitive meaning "cause to fester" is from c. 1400. Figurative use, of feelings, etc., is from 16c. Related: Rankled; rankling.

近义词

anger, annoy, enrage, irritate, incense, inflame, infuriate, madden

反义词

delight, gratify, elate, excite, please, content, comfort, soothe, quiet, calm

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