pesky
英 [ˈpes.ki]
美 [ˈpes.ki]
- adj. 讨厌的;麻烦的
- adv. 极端
- n. (Pesky)人名;(罗)佩斯基
将“pesky”拆分为“pes”和“-ky”。想象一只“pes”代表的小动物(如小狗或小猫)以麻烦人的方式纠缠着你,它的行为让你感到很“-ky”,即有点恼人、讨厌。通过这样的联想,可以帮助记忆“pesky”表示讨厌的、麻烦的意思。
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pesky 恼人的,讨厌的来自pest方言变体,-y,形容词后缀。即像害虫一样的,引申词义恼人的,讨厌的。
- pesky (adj.)
- 1775, originally in New England dialect, perhaps a dialectal formation from pest (compare plaguy "confounded, annoying, disagreeable"). Partridge suggests an origin in Essex dialect.
- 1. Is that pesky lady coming to the office again?
- 那个讨厌的女人又来办公室 啦 ?
- 2. Those pesky salesmen always call at dinner time.
- 那些讨厌的推销员总是在吃晚饭的时候打电话.
- 3. Those pesky people are really annoying.
- 那群讨厌鬼真叫人讨厌.
- 4. And what about those pesky imbalances?
- 而且烦人的全球失衡问题怎么办 呢 ?
- 5. Use Monday Night Football as an opportunity to get housework pesky, if well intentioned , husband underfoot.
- 用星期一晚上足球作为做完家务赶走烦闷的机会.安排好碍手碍脚的丈夫.