pesky

英 [ˈpeski]

美 [ˈpeski]

adj.  恼人的; 讨厌的

最高级：peskiest　

GRE

BNC.48758 / COCA.16848

牛津词典

adj.

• 恼人的；讨厌的
  annoying
  1. pesky insects
     讨厌的昆虫

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 恼人的；讨厌的
  Peskymeans irritating.
  1. ...as if he were a pesky tourist asking silly questions of a busy man.
     好像他是个让人讨厌的旅客，尽向忙碌的人问些愚蠢的问题

英英释义

adj

• causing irritation or annoyance
  1. tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork
  2. aircraft noise is particularly bothersome near the airport
  3. found it galling to have to ask permission
  4. an irritating delay
  5. nettlesome paperwork
  6. a pesky mosquito
  7. swarms of pestering gnats
  8. a plaguey newfangled safety catch
  9. a teasing and persistent thought annoyed him
  10. a vexatious child
  11. it is vexing to have to admit you are wrong
  Synonym:annoyingbothersomegallingirritatingnettlesomepesteringpestiferousplaguyplagueyteasingvexatiousvexing

双语例句

• Vergil: why didn't you kill her? Perhaps because she's your daughter? Did some pesky fatherly love get in your way?
  维吉尔：你为什么没杀了她？是不是因为他是你女儿？某种无稽的父爱阻止了你？
• The pesky yarn clumps known as pills can form on garments of all materials and prices, from a high-end cashmere sweater to a bargain-priced acrylic blend.
  从高档羊绒毛衣到廉价亚克力混纺品，所有材质和各档价位的衣服都会生出令人讨厌的纱团儿&也被称作起球。
• Finding that your trusty old revolver just isn't making the grade against those pesky undead warriors?
  觉得你那把可靠的老式左轮手枪就是没法有效地干掉那些烦人的不死战士？
• Happy Independence Day you pesky yanks.
  独立日快乐，你们这群该死的美国佬。
• Yes, the Internet has a solution for everything, and Invisible Boyfriend ( or Girlfriend) can take care of those pesky privacy-invading questions by supplying an actual person to call you, text you and leave you messages.
  是的，网络无所不能，而虚拟男友（女友）可以省去那些麻烦的侵犯个人隐私的问题，传送一个真人打电话给你，发短信给你，并给你留言。
• Pesky kids, mosquitoes, weeds.
  讨厌的孩子、蚊子、杂草。
• Somehow during Mercury retrograde, we all find we have more time to get to those pesky things on our to-do list.
  从某种程度上来讲，我们都发现我们有更多的时间来处理待办清单上的这些烦心事了。
• Chemical purging compounds are best for large or complex systems or for addressing pesky contamination issues like black specks.
  化学清洗化合物则最适宜于大而复杂的系统或者适宜于解决像黑点之类的令人讨厌的污染问题。
• And the scarf conveniently shields the wearer from that pesky overhead aircraft draught.
  而且，这种围巾可以方便地保护佩戴者，使其不受头顶上烦人的飞机气流的影响。
• Dirty pesky rats! I'm coming, hae-sook! Hold on!
  讨厌的脏老鼠！我就来，惠！坚持住！