rankle

verb

1. gnaw into
make resentful or angry

e.g. The injustice rankled her
his resentment festered

Synonym: eat intofretgrate

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

e.g. They paid him only £10 for it and it really rankled...
他们仅为此付给他10英镑，这真让他感到愤怒。
e.g. Britain's refusal to sell Portugal arms in 1937 still rankled with him...
1937年英国拒绝向葡萄牙销售武器的事情仍然令他愤慨。

1. rankle是什么意思

1. 溃烂：ranking 评分等级 | rankle 溃烂 | rankly 繁茂地

2. rankle是什么意思

2. 激怒：range范围 | rankle激怒v | fester使烦恼

3. 怨恨,激怒：ankle 脚踝 | rankle 怨恨,激怒 | annotation 注解

4. rankle是什么意思

4. (怨恨,失望等)难以释怀：rancorous 怨恨的,憎恨的 | rankle (怨恨,失望等)难以释怀 | ransom 赎金