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peeve

/peev/US // piv //UK // (piːv) informal //

讨厌的人,忌讳,讨厌,讨厌鬼

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Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    peeved, peev·ing.

    • : to render peevish; annoy.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a source of annoyance or irritation: Tardiness is one of my greatest peeves.
    • : an annoyed or irritated mood: to be in a peeve.

Synonyms & Antonyms

verbbother, annoy
Forms: peeved

Examples

  • And the omission or derision of dads in the parent (aka “mommy”) blogosphere is a perennial pet peeve.

  • A lot of my pet peeves, by the way, have to do with being unoriginal so I would say that's a top pet peeve as well.

  • I have a girl pet peeve: the macho prevalence of sports talk in White House briefing rooms and Washington green rooms.

  • Kelly Lightfoot, her not-too-serious peeve forgotten, had come back into the galley to listen to the radio exchange.

  • Of course I know you don't mean it—you're simply hot and tired, and trying to work off your peeve on me.

  • But for Charley and his overloaded peeve, they would have been in Crystal City inside the hour.

  • Paste this, Fuscus, in your hat:Not a pesky thing can peeve me.

  • "Was is right," Crawford growled, now on one of his favorite peeve subjects.