| 单词 | rankle |
| 释义 | rankle —ranklingly, adv. /rang"keuhl/, v. , rankled, rankling. v.i. 1. (of unpleasant feelings, experiences, etc.) to continue to cause keen irritation or bitter resentment within the mind; fester; be painful. v.t. 2. to cause keen irritation or bitter resentment in: His colleague's harsh criticism rankled him for days. [1250-1300; ME ranclen < MF rancler, OF raoncler, var. of draoncler to fester, deriv. of draoncle a sore < LL dracunculus small serpent, dim. of L draco serpent; see DRAGON, CARBUNCLE] Syn. 1, 2. irritate, gall, chafe. |
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