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

• The superstar singer recently sat down with OK! at the Abbey Dawn launch in Alhambra, Calif., to discuss her sense of style, her love life, and those pesky Internet rumors.
  最近她在加州的阿罕布拉举行了AbbeyDawn的发布会，在此期间接受了OK杂志的采访，在采访中谈及了她对时尚的看法，感情生活以及她讨厌的网络流言。
• 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。
• Many new employees are hesitant to ask questions because they're afraid of being perceived as pesky or uninformed.
  许多新员工问问题时犹豫不决，因为他们担心被感觉成什么都不懂或不了解情况的人。
• You never know how to take care of yourself. I need my hands to help you get rid of the pesky white hair you hate so much when you grew old, to trim your nails and to feed you.
  你从不知道照顾自己。当你老了的时候，我需要用我的手帮你拔掉你那么憎恨的烦人的白发，帮你修剪指甲，喂饭给你吃。
• Once my power is secure, I will destroy all those pesky time-travel devices.
  一旦我的权力巩固，我会摧毁所有讨厌的时光旅行机器。
• We longed for this Utopian future when the office would be obsolete, commuting would be a thing of the past and we'd no longer have to deal with pesky door handles or irritating things like meat pies.
  我们渴望这种乌托邦式的未来，当办公室成为过时的东西，交换将成为过去，我们将不再不得不处理那些令人讨厌的买卖，或是像肉馅饼一样气人的东西。
• 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。
• This entity is somewhat pesky.
  这个实体是有点讨厌。
• Happy Independence Day you pesky yanks.
  独立日快乐，你们这群该死的美国佬。