rankle
['ræŋ.kl] verb intransitive
■to make someone annoyed or angry for a long time 使人耿耿于怀；令人怀恨；使人怨愤不已•The unkind way in which his girlfriend left him still rankled with him long after.他女朋友如此不义地抛弃他，长久以来一直让他愤恨不已。 •[+ that] It still rankles that she got promoted, and I didn't.她升职了，而我却没有，这事一直让我耿耿于怀。 |