gall
UK [gɔ:l] US [gɑ:l] noun uncountable
■rudeness and the quality of being unable to understand that your behaviour or what you say is not acceptable to other people 鲁莽；厚颜无耻•[+ to infinitive] Considering that he never even bothers to visit my parents I'm amazed that Tim has the gall to ask them for money!蒂姆从不去看望我父母，可他竟然有脸去向他们要钱，真让我吃惊！
UK [gɔ:l] US [gɑ:l] verb transitive
■to make someone feel annoyed 使恼怒；激怒•I think it galls him to take orders from a younger and less experienced colleague.我想，要他去听命于一个比他年轻且资历比他浅的同事，他会很恼火。 |