miff

[US]/mɪf/
[UK]/mɪf/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. 微怒;小爭執
vt. 使……惱怒
vi. 惱羞成怒
Word Forms
過去分詞miffed
過去式miffed
第三人稱單數miffs
複數miffs
現在分詞miffing

Phrases & Collocations

get miffed

生氣

slightly miffed

略有不悅

miff someone off

惹惱某人

Example Sentences

she was slightly miffed at not being invited.

她沒有受到邀請,有點兒生氣。

Real-world Examples

I'm the one who should be miffed.

我纔是該生氣的那個。

Source: Deadly Women

And I'm miffed with you now!

我現在也很生你的氣!

Source: BBC Authentic English

The MIFFs are a headache for aid donors.

援助國對於MIFFs也感到很頭疼。

Source: The Economist - International

Anybody concerned with alleviating world poverty must reckon with the MIFFs.

任何有意解決全球貧困問題的人都不得不考慮MIFFs。

Source: The Economist - International

For example, 'I was miffed when he didn't call me.'

例如,‘他沒給我打電話,我很生氣。'

Source: Grandpa and Grandma's English and American Pronunciation Class

Do you mind if I use 'miffed' as our word today?

我們今天就講" miffed" 這個詞吧,你介意嗎?

Source: BBC Authentic English

The group—call them MIFFs—includes countries crucial to the future of west Africa and South Asia.

這些國家(暫且叫做MIFFs)中,有些對西非和南亞的未來發展很關鍵。

Source: The Economist - International

Publishers were miffed when OverDrive teamed up with Amazon, the world's biggest online bookseller, last year.

去年,當OverDrive公司與世界上最大的在線圖書銷售商——亞馬遜合作之後,出版商們有點惱火。

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Yes, I got miffed when somebody stepped in front of me in the line for the bank.

是的,在銀行排隊的時候有人插隊,我就很惱火。

Source: Grandpa and Grandma's English and American Pronunciation Class

MIFFs also pose a big problem for Western governments which want to influence them.

MIFFs也爲那些想要施加影響力的西方政府出了一個大難題。

Source: The Economist - International

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