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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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？
• A falconer in SantaBarbara, for instance, keeps pesky seagulls from invading the FourSeasons'pool.
  比如在圣芭芭拉，只要有一个养鹰人就会防止讨厌的海鸥侵扰“四季酒店”的游泳池。
• 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。
• Pesky kids, mosquitoes, weeds.
  讨厌的孩子、蚊子、杂草。
• Sands is discreet about pesky details such as the number of VIP tables but they looked plentiful to me.
  对于贵宾赌桌数量等令人讨厌的繁琐问题，金沙较为审慎，但在我看来似乎很多。
• As for those pesky shopping emails?
  而那些烦人的购物邮件呢？
• But first, let's discuss the pesky problems that passwords present.
  但是首先，让我们来讨论一下密码所带来的讨厌的问题。
• Happy Independence Day you pesky yanks.
  独立日快乐，你们这群该死的美国佬。