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

• But now, online at least, you can outsource that pesky task.
  现如今你可以把这个麻烦事儿交给别人做了。
• 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。
• However, this is not the first time the President has been caught on camera battling pesky airborne pests.
  不过这可不是奥巴马总统第一次在镜头之前打苍蝇了。
• Rather than give evidence of how bad the economy is, the Government simply stopped publishing pesky economic statistics.
  为了不留下说明经济状况有多糟的证据，委内瑞拉政府干脆不再发布讨厌的经济统计数据。
• 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。
• As for those pesky shopping emails?
  而那些烦人的购物邮件呢？
• Traveling light could even be seen as a safety measure, because you can move more quickly away from danger ( or pesky men who want to marry you) when you have less to carry.
  轻装上阵甚至可以让旅行更加安全，让你迅速逃离危险之地（或是想要娶你的讨厌鬼）。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。